HMCS Kamloops

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HMCS Kamloops as a training ship, circa 1942.
History
Canada
NameKamloops
NamesakeKamloops, British Columbia
Ordered14 February 1940
BuilderVictoria Machinery Depot Co. Ltd., Victoria, British Columbia
Laid down29 April 1940
Launched7 August 1940
Commissioned17 March 1941
Decommissioned27 June 1945
IdentificationPennant number: K176
Honours and
awards		Atlantic 1941/43-45;[1] Gulf of St. Lawrence 1942[2]
FateSold on 19 October 1945 for scrapping
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 Kamloops was a Flower-class corvette that served in the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War. She served primarily in the Battle of the Atlantic as an ocean escort. She was named for Kamloops, British Columbia.

Background

Main article: Flower-class corvette

Flower-class corvettes like Kamloops 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

Originally named Jasper for

fo'c'sle was extended.[13]

War duty

HMCS Kamloops with diffused lighting camouflage fittings on struts around the funnel

Kamloops arrived in

Pictou, which lasted until January 1943 before heading off for refit.[13]

After the refit, Kamloops joined

Mid-Ocean Escort Force (MOEF) escort group C-2 in June. She remained with this group until the end of the war. During her service with C-2, Kamloops took part in the severe convoy battle for ONS 18/ON 202, which lost six merchant ships and three escorts.[13]

At the end of the war, Kamloops was

Sorel, Quebec. She was sold for scrap later that year on 19 October and broken up at Amherstburg, Ontario.[11][13][15]

References

  1. ^ "Battle Honours". Britain's Navy. Retrieved 10 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 10 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. ^ a b "HMCS Kamloops (K 176)". Uboat.net. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  12. ^ "Canadian Navy: Canadian Naval Centennial – Background Information". Navy.forces.gc.ca. 7 March 2011. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
  13. ^
    ISBN 0-00216-856-1
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  14. ^ "Naval Museum of Quebec". Diffused Lighting and its use in the Chaleur Bay. Royal Canadian Navy. Retrieved 19 January 2012.[dead link]
  15. ^ "Kamloops (6111907)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 13 July 2016.

External links

  • Hazegray. "Flower Class". Canadian Navy of Yesterday and Today. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  • Ready, Aye, Ready. "HMCS Kamloops". Retrieved 10 August 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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