Ship Details

Hespeler (H.M.C.S.)

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Registry #1 178070 (Canada) Registry #2 K.489 (RCN) Registry #3 (Liberian Registry)
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1944 Guildford Castle (H.M.S.) Name 6 1965 Westar (I)
Name 2 1944 Hespeler (H.M.C.S.) Name 7
Name 3 1946c Chilcotin (II) Name 8
Name 4 1958 Capri Name 9
Name 5 1965c Stella Maris (II) Name 10
 
Year Built 1944 Place Leith Area Scotland Country UK
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 235.7' x 36.6' x 25.5'
Builder Henry Robb Ltd. Measurement (metric) ?m x ?m x ?m
Hull Steel Displacement
Gross Tonnage 1837 Type 1 Corvette, (Castle Class ex-RN)
Registered Tonnage 990 Type 2
Engine 2800ihp Triple expansion steam reciprocating engine Engine Manufacture (nk)
Repower Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds In 1946 she was converted at West Coast Shipbuilders, Vancouver BC. Call Sign CGNX
Pendant  # K.489 Masters
 
Owner(s)
She was commissioned into the Royal Canadian Navy as H.M.C.S. Hespeler and commissioned into the Royal Canadian Navy 28/02/1944 to 15/11/1945. In 1946 she was owned by Union Steamships Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1958 she was sold to Sun Line, Monrovia Liberia. She was refitted for St. Lawrence cruises as the Stella Maris. In 1965 she was owned by Seattle owners.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 1966-01-28
 
Named Features
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Anecdotes
This vessel was launched on 13/11/1943. this vessel was capable of 16.5 knots with an endurance of 9500nm at 10 knots. This vessel had a complement of 8 officers and 112 other ranks. this vessel was acquired in 1944 as one of 12 vessel in exchange for twelve Canadian-built Algerine class minesweepers. This vessel assisted in the sinking of U-484 on 09/09/1944. this vessel was burned in the Mediterranean 28/01/1966 and broken up at La Spezia Italy.
 
References
Canada List of Shipping;
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