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Cape Breton (H.M.C.S.) (I)Photo Credit: RCN Official Photo |
Registry #1 | K.350 (RCN) | Registry #2 | Registry #3 | ||
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IMO# | MMSI# | VRN# |
Name 1 | 1942 | Cape Breton (H.M.C.S.) (I) | Name 6 | ||
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Name 2 | Name 7 | ||||
Name 3 | Name 8 | ||||
Name 4 | Name 9 | ||||
Name 5 | Name 10 |
Year Built | 1942 | Place | Quebec | Area | QC | Country | Canada |
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Designer | (nk) | Measurement (imp) | 301.25' x 36.5' x 9.0' |
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Builder | Morton Engineering & Dry Dock Co. Ltd. | Measurement (metric) | ?m x ?m x ?m |
Hull | Steel | Displacement | |
Gross Tonnage | Type 1 | Frigate (1942/3 Programme) | |
Registered Tonnage | Type 2 | ||
Engine | 5,500 ihp vertical triple expansion steam engine | Engine Manufacture | (nk) |
Repower | Propulsion | Twin Screw | |
Rebuilds | Call Sign | ||
Pendant # | K.350 | Masters | LCDR A.M. McLarnon RCNR (1943-1944); A/LCDR J.C.L. Annesley RCN (1944-1945); |
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In 1943 she commissioned at Quebec City into the Royal Canadian Navy. She was transferred to Halifax In November for workups. In 1944 she was employed in Atlantic convoy service based in Londonderry. In 1944 she sailed to North Russia.She was present for the D-Day operations. She returned to Canada late in 1944 and arrived at Shelburne NS for a major refit. In 1945 she was sent to Bermuda for workups and then on to Atlantic convoys again. She was transferred to Vancouver for "tropicalization" but this was cancelled before work began and she was put in reserve in Esquimalt. The ship was paid off in January 1946. In 1947 she was sold. In 1948 she was hulked at Kelsey Bay BC. |
Fate | Registry closed | Date | 0000-00-00 |
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References |
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Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; Freeman, David J. (2000) |
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