HMCS Dawson

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HMCS Dawson
History
Canada
NameDawson
Namesake
Dawson City, Yukon
Ordered14 February 1940
BuilderVictoria Machinery Depot, Victoria
Laid down7 September 1940
Launched8 February 1941
Commissioned6 October 1941
Decommissioned19 June 1945
Homeport
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Identificationpennant number: K104
Honours and
awards		Aleutians 1942-43, Atlantic 1944-45,[1] Gulf of St. Lawrence 1944[2]
FateFoundered 1946; raised and broken up.
General characteristics
Class and typeFlower-class corvette (original)[3]
Displacement925 long tons (940 t; 1,036 short tons)
Length205 ft (62.48 m)o/a
Beam33 ft (10.06 m)
Draught11.5 ft (3.51 m)
Propulsion
  • single shaft
  • 2 × fire tube Scotch boilers
  • 1 × 4-cycle triple-expansion reciprocating steam engine
  • 2,750 ihp (2,050 kW)
Speed16 knots (29.6 km/h)
Range3,500 nautical miles (6,482 km) at 12 knots (22.2 km/h)
Complement85
Sensors and
processing systems
  • 1 × SW1C or 2C radar
  • 1 × Type 123A or Type 127DV sonar
Armament

HMCS Dawson was a Flower-class corvette that served in the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) during the Second World War. She was one of the few Canadian corvettes to serve in action in both oceans. She was named for Dawson City, Yukon.

Background

Main article: Flower-class corvette

Flower-class corvettes like Dawson serving with the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War were different from earlier and more traditional sail-driven corvettes.

whaling ship design.[8] The generic name "flower" was used to designate the class of these ships, which – in the Royal Navy – were named after flowering plants.[9]

Corvettes commissioned by the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War were named after communities for the most part, to better represent the people who took part in building them. This idea was put forth by Admiral Percy W. Nelles. Sponsors were commonly associated with the community for which the ship was named. Royal Navy corvettes were designed as open sea escorts, while Canadian corvettes were developed for coastal auxiliary roles which was exemplified by their minesweeping gear. Eventually the Canadian corvettes would be modified to allow them to perform better on the open seas.[10]

Construction

Dawson was ordered on 14 February 1940 from

fo'c'sle extended. She had a second refit at Dartmouth that began in January 1945 that lasted until April.[12]

Wartime service

Dawson was one of the few RCN ships that played an active role in both the

Esquimalt. In February 1943 she returned to work with the United States Navy in Alaska until the end of May.[12]

After completing her major refit Dawson transferred to the Atlantic in February 1944. Upon arrival in March she joined escort group W-7 as part of the Western Escort Force. She escorted convoys from North America to the UK for the remainder of her war.[15] After undergoing a second major refit, Dawson worked up in Bermuda in April 1945 but did not return to active service before the European part of the war ended.[12]

Post-war service

Dawson was

Sorel, Quebec. The ship was sold for scrap on 5 October 1945.[16] On the way to the breakers, she foundered near Hamilton, Ontario on 22 March 1946. She was raised and broken up.[12]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "Battle Honours". Britain's Navy. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Royal Canadian Warships - The Battle of the Gulf of St. Lawrence - Second World War". Veterans Affairs Canada. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  3. ^ Lenton, H.T.; Colledge, J.J (1968). British and Dominion Warships of World War II. Doubleday & Company. pp. 201, 212.
  4. ^ Ossian, Robert. "Complete List of Sailing Vessels". The Pirate King. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
  5. ^ Fitzsimons, Bernard, ed. (1978). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of 20th Century Weapons & Warfare. Vol. 11. London: Phoebus. pp. 1137–1142.
  6. ISBN 0-517-67963-9
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  7. ISBN 0-8117-3275-4
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  8. ISBN 0-87021-913-8
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  9. ISBN 0-87021-450-0
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  10. ISBN 1-55125-052-7
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  11. ^ "HMCS Dawson (K 104)". Uboat.net. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  12. ^
    ISBN 0-00216-856-1
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  13. ^ "Canadian Navy: HMCS VANCOUVER - About the Ship". Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
  14. ISBN 0-7710-3269-2
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  15. ^ "FLOWER-CLASS CORVETTES, Royal Canadian Navy, Part 3 of 7". naval-history.net. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  16. ^ "Dawson (6111757)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 13 July 2016.

References

  • Hazegray. "Flower Class". Canadian Navy of Yesterday and Today. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  • Ready, Aye, Ready. "HMCS Dawson". Retrieved 6 August 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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