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fighting ships of the world

CANADIAN NAVY - CANADA

CONVERTED MERCHANT VESSELS

requisitioned fishing vessels of WWII

100 - 1000 BRT:

Trawlers: Bras d`Or (1901, 221, 10.1939 - 19.10.1940), Comber (1916, 303, 1942 - 1945), Rayon d`Or (1912, 342, 1939 - 1945), Venosta (1917, 316, 1 - 57/40, 12.1939 - 1941), Vercheres (1901, 157, 1941 - 9.5.1943), Viernoe (1914, 273, 1 - 57/40, 1939 - 1941)
Whalers: Star XVI (1930, 249, 1941 - 11.1945), Suderoy IV (1930, 252, 8.1940 - 11.1945), Suderoy V (1930, 252, 1941 - 11.1945), Suderoy VI (1929, 254, 3.1941 - 11.1945)

Project history: Civil fishery vessels requisitioned by Admiralty.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service:  Format of date including day/month/year means loss of the vessel. Format of date containing month/year means return to owner or conversion to miscellaneous vessel. Also very many drifters and motor fishing vessels with tonnage less than 100 BRT were commissioned by Navy.

© Ivan Gogin, 2015