HMS Baffin
 HMS Baffin underway
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Baffin |
| Namesake | Baffin Island |
| Builder | Collingwood Shipyards, Collingwood |
| Laid down | 14 October 1941 |
| Launched | 13 April 1942 |
| Commissioned | 20 August 1942 |
| Decommissioned | 20 August 1945 |
| Identification | IMO number: 5251628 |
| Honours and awards | Atlantic, 1944[1] |
| Fate | Loaned to Canada, 1942–45. Sold for mercantile service, 1945. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Isles-class trawler |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 164 ft (50 m) oa |
| Beam | 27 ft 8 in (8.43 m) |
| Draught | 11 ft 1 in (3.38 m) |
| Propulsion | 1 shaft vertical triple expansion engine, 1-cylinder boiler 850 ihp (630 kW) |
| Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement | 35–40 |
| Armament | |
HMS Baffin was an
Design and description
The Isles class were a series of anti-submarine trawlers constructed for the Royal Navy. A development of the earlier Basset class, 145 were constructed during the war. The Isles-class trawlers displaced 545 long tons (554 t) standard and 770 long tons (780 t) at deep load. They were 164 ft (50 m) long overall with a beam of 27 ft 8 in (8.43 m) and a draught of 11 ft 1 in (3.38 m).[2]
The trawlers were propelled by one shaft driven by one
Service history
The ship's
Returned by the Royal Canadian Navy on 20 August 1945, the ship was sold for mercantile use on in October 1945.
References
Notes
- ^ "Cwt" is the abbreviation for hundredweight, 12 cwt referring to the weight of the gun.
Citations
- ^ "Battle Honours". Britain's Navy. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ a b Chesneau, p. 66
- ^ a b c d Macpherson and Barrie, p. 310
- ^ a b c d "Baffin (5251628)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ a b c Colledge, p. 70
- ^ "Theoxenia". Maritime Portal: Seaweb Ships (subscription required). IHS Global Limited. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
Sources
- Chesneau, Roger, ed. (1980). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. Greenwich, UK: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-146-7.
- ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
- Macpherson, Ken; Barrie, Ron (2002). The Ships of Canada's Naval Forces 1910–2002 (Third ed.). St. Catharines, Ontario: Vanwell Publishing. ISBN 1-55125-072-1.