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CANADIAN NAVY - CANADA

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later River frigates (CHEBOGUE) (1944)

Orkney 1944

Antigonish 1965

Stonetown 1963 as meteorological vessel

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Alexandria     Canadian Vickers, Montreal --- --- --- cancelled
Antigonish K661, 1950- FFE301   Canadian Yarrow, Esquimalt 10.1943 10.2.1944 7.1944 paid off 11.1966, sold 1967
Beacon Hill K407, 1950- FFE303   Canadian Yarrow, Esquimalt 7.1943 6.11.1943 5.1944 paid off 9.1967, sold 1968
Buckingham (ex-Royal Mount) K685, 1950- FFE314   Davie SB, Lauzon 11.1943 28.4.1944 11.1944 paid off 3.1965, BU 1966
Cap de la Madeleine K663, 1950- FFE317   Morton, Quebec City 11.1943 13.5.1944 9.1944 paid off 5.1965, BU 1966
Capilano K409   Canadian Yarrow, Esquimalt 11.1943 8.4.1944 8.1944 paid off 11.1945, sold mercantile 1947
Carlplace K664   Davie SB, Lauzon 11.1943 6.7.1944 12.1944 paid off 11.1945, to Dominican Republic 1946 (Presidente Trujillo)
Charlottetown K244   G T Davie, Lauzon 1.1943 16.9.1943 4.1944 paid off 3.1947, scuttled as breakwater 1948
Chebogue K317   Canadian Yarrow, Esquimalt 3.1943 16.8.1943 2.1944 CTL 4.10.1944
Coaticook K410   Davie SB, Lauzon 6.1943 25.11.1943 7.1944 paid off 11.1945, sold 1947
Eastview K665   Canadian Vickers, Montreal 8.1943 17.11.1943 6.1944 paid off 1.1946, scuttled as breakwater 1948
Fort Erie (ex-La Tuque) K670, 1950- FFE312   G T Davie, Lauzon 11.1943 27.5.1944 10.1944 paid off 3.1965, BU 1966
Foster     G T Davie, Lauzon --- --- --- cancelled
Glace Bay (ex-Lauzon) K414   G T Davie, Lauzon 9.1943 26.4.1944 9.1944 paid off 11.1945, to Chile 1946 (Esmeralda)
Hallowell K666   Canadian Vickers, Montreal 11.1943 28.3.1944 8.1944 sold mercantile 11.1945, to Israel 1949 (מזנק [Misnak])
Hardrock     Canadian Vickers, Montreal --- --- --- cancelled
Henryville     G T Davie, Lauzon --- --- --- cancelled
Inch Arran K667, 1950- FFE308   Davie SB, Lauzon 10.1943 6.6.1944 11.1944 paid off 6.1965, sold 1966
Joliette K418   Morton, Quebec City 7.1943 12.11.1943 6.1944 paid off 11.1945, to Chile 1946 (Iquique)
Jonquiere K318, 1950- FFE318   G T Davie, Lauzon 1.1943 28.10.1943 5.1944 paid off 9.1966, sold 1967
Kirkland Lake (ex-St. Jerome) K337   Morton, Quebec City 11.1943 27.4.1944 8.1944 paid off 12.1945, BU 1947
Kokanee K419   Canadian Yarrow, Esquimalt 8.1943 27.11.1943 6.1944 sold mercantile 12.1945, to India 1950 (Bengal)
La Hulloise K668, 1950- FFE305   Canadian Vickers, Montreal 8.1943 29.10.1943 5.1944 paid off 7.1965, BU 1966
Lanark K669, 1950- FFE321   Canadian Vickers, Montreal 9.1943 10.12.1943 7.1944 paid off 3.1965, BU 1966
La Salle K519   Davie SB, Lauzon 6.1943 12.11.1943 6.1944 paid off 12.1945, scuttled as breakwater 1948
Lauzon (ex-Glace Bay) K371, 1950- FFE322   G T Davie, Lauzon 7.1943 10.6.1944 8.1944 paid off 5.1963, sold 1963
Le Havre     Canadian Yarrow, Esquimalt --- --- --- cancelled
Levis K400   G T Davie, Lauzon 2.1943 26.11.1943 7.1944 paid off 2.1946, scuttled as breakwater 1948
Lingabar     G T Davie, Lauzon --- --- --- cancelled
Longueuil K672   Canadian Vickers, Montreal 7.1943 30.10.1943 5.1944 paid off 12.1945, BU 1948
Magog K673   Canadian Vickers, Montreal 6.1943 22.9.1943 5.1944 CTL 14.10.1944
Merrittonia     G T Davie, Lauzon --- --- --- cancelled
Northumberland     Canadian Yarrow, Esquimalt --- --- --- cancelled
Orkney K448   Canadian Yarrow, Esquimalt 5.1943 18.9.1943 4.1944 paid off 1.1946, sold mercantile 1947, to Israel 1950 (מבטח [Mivtakh])
Penetang (ex-Rouyn) K676, 1950- FFE307   Davie SB, Lauzon 9.1943 6.7.1944 10.1944 to Norway 1.1956 (Draug)
Pesaquid     Canadian Yarrow, Esquimalt --- --- --- cancelled
Plessiville     G T Davie, Lauzon --- --- --- cancelled
Poundmaker K675   Canadian Vickers, Montreal 1.1944 21.4.1944 9.1944 paid off 11.1945, to Peru 1947 (Ferré)
Prestonian (ex-Beauharnois) K662, 1950- FFE316   Davie SB, Lauzon 7.1943 22.6.1944 9.1944 to Norway 4.1956 (Troll)
Ranney Falls     G T Davie, Lauzon --- --- --- cancelled
Royal Mount (ex-Alvington) K677   Canadian Vickers, Montreal 1.1944 15.4.1944 8.1944 paid off 11.1945, BU 1947
Runnymede K678   Canadian Vickers, Montreal 9.1943 27.11.1943 6.1944 paid off 1.1946, BU 1948
St. Agathe     Davie SB, Lauzon --- --- --- cancelled
St. Edouard     Davie SB, Lauzon --- --- --- cancelled
St. Pierre K680   Davie SB, Lauzon 6.1943 1.12.1943 8.1944 paid off 11.1945, to Peru 1947 (Palacios)
St. Romauld     G T Davie, Lauzon --- --- --- cancelled
St. Stephen K454   Canadian Yarrow, Esquimalt 10.1943 6.2.1943 7.1944 paid off 1.1946, meteorological vessel 1947
Ste. Therese K366, 1950- FFE309   Davie SB, Lauzon 5.1943 16.10.1943 5.1944 paid off 1.1967, sold 1967
Sea Cliff (ex-Meganic) K344   Davie SB, Lauzon 7.1943 8.7.1944 9.1944 paid off 11.1945, to Chile 1946 (Covadonga)
Shipton     Davie SB, Lauzon --- --- --- cancelled
Springhill K323   Canadian Yarrow, Esquimalt 5.1943 7.9.1943 3.1944 paid off 12.1945, BU 1948
Stettler K681, 1950- FFE311   Canadian Vickers, Montreal 5.1943 10.9.1943 5.1944 paid off 8.1966, sold 1967
Stonetown K531, 1950- FFE302   Canadian Vickers, Montreal 11.1943 28.3.1944 7.1944 paid off 11.1945, meteorological vessel 1950
Strathadam K682   Canadian Yarrow, Esquimalt 12.1943 20.3.1944 9.1944 paid off 11.1945, sold mercantile 1947, to Israel 1950 (משגב [Misgav])
Sussexvale     G T Davie, Lauzon --- --- --- cancelled
Sussexvale (ex-Valdorian) K683, 1950- FFE313   Davie SB, Lauzon 11.1943 12.7.1944 11.1944 paid off 11.1966, sold 1967
Thetford Mines K459   Morton, Quebec City 7.1943 30.10.1943 5.1944 paid off 11.1945, sold mercantile 1946
Tisdale     Canadian Vickers, Montreal --- --- --- cancelled
Toronto (ex-Giffard) K538, 1950- FFE319   Davie SB, Lauzon 5.1943 18.9.1943 5.1944 to Norway 4.1956 (Garm)
Victoriaville K684, 1950- FFE320   G T Davie, Lauzon 12.1943 23.6.1944 11.1944 diving tender Granby 12.1966
Westbury     Davie SB, Lauzon --- --- --- cancelled
Westville     Davie SB, Lauzon --- --- --- cancelled
Wulastock     Canadian Yarrow, Esquimalt --- --- --- cancelled

 
Data variant as completed

Displacement standard, t

1310 - 1460

Displacement full, t

1920 - 2180

Length, m

86.3 pp 91.8 oa

Breadth, m

11.2

Draught, m

3.61 - 3.89 deep load

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 VTE, 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers

Power, h. p.

5500

Max speed, kts

20

Fuel, t

oil 646
Endurance, nm(kts)  

Armament

1 x 2 - 102/45 QF Mk XVI, 2 x 2 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV, 4 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog ASWRL, 8 DCT, 2 DCR (150)

Antigonish, Glace Bay, Hallowell, Joliette, Kirkland Lake, Kokanee, Lauzon, Longueuil, Orkney, Poundmaker, Sea Cliff, Thetford Mines and, may be, some others: 1 x 2 - 102/45 QF Mk XVI, 1 x 1 - 76/40 12pdr 12cwt QF Mk I/II/V, 2 x 2 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog ASWRL, 8 DCT, 2 DCR (150)

Electronic equipment

 SU radar, type 144 sonar

Complement

140

Project history: Design of "River" class frigate is developed in 1941 when it became clear, that for service in Atlantic escorts are required larger than "Flower" class corvettes. Significantly increased dimensions have allowed to improve seaworthiness and conditions of habitability of crew, to place additional armament and to fit twin-shaft machinery (actually doubled machinery of "Flower" class corvettes) and to increase speed to 20kts. An exception made 5 ships which have received more powerful turbine machinery.

Originally known as "twin-screw corvettes", "River" class ships, as well as their predecessors, created on standards of merchant shipbuilding, but their hulls had outlines more habitual for a warship, and its slenderness has increased from 6 to 8. Thus the building technology, as well as  corvettes, as much as possible adapted for usage on the yards which do not have experience of construction of combat ships.

Frigates of 3rd group were built in Canada for own fleet and differed from earlier ships by replacement of two single-purpose 102mm/40 guns  by one twin 102mm/45 mount on a forecastle and 76mm gun aft (last was put not by all ships). Order for 20 more frigates of group is cancelled in December 1943 - January, 1944.

Modernizations: 1943 - 1944, all survived ships: - 2 x 1 - 20/70; + 2 x 2 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV

1953, Lauzon, Toronto; 1954, Buckingham, Cap de la Madeleine, Inch Arran, Jonquiere, Stettler; 1955, Ste. Therese, Sussexvale; 1956, Fort Erie, Lanark, Penetang, Prestonian; 1957, Antigonish, Beacon Hill, La Hulloise; 1959, Victoriaville, as given in the table.

Data variant modernization 1953-1959

Displacement standard, t

1570

Displacement full, t

2360

Length, m

91.8

Breadth, m

11.2

Draught, m

4.90 max deep load

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 VTE, 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers

Power, h. p.

5500

Max speed, kts

20

Fuel, t

oil 720
Endurance, nm(kts) 9200(12)

Armament

1 x 2 - 102/45 Mk 19, 1 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 5, 4 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 9, 2 x 3 - 305 Squid Mk 4 ASWRL

Electronic equipment

SU, SPQ-2, type 275, type 262 radars, type 147, type 162, type 164B sonars, TDY-1 ECM suite

Complement

140

1956, Buckingham: flight deck for HO4S Whirlwind helicopter was fitted.

Naval service: Chebogue was torpedoed 4.10.1944 by German submarine U1227 and Magog that day by U1223.

Beacon Hill 1950s

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