RapidFireWeb RCN Flower class Corvettes: HMCS North Bay (K339), HMCS Oakville (K178), HMCS Orillia (K119), HMCS Owen Sound (K340) HMCS North Bay (K339) (RCN Photo) HMCS North Bay (K339) Flower class Corvette. Built at Collingwood, Ontario, she was commissioned there on 25 Oct 1943. HMCS North Bay arrived at Halifax on 29 Nov 1943, and in Dec 1943 … Read more
RCN Flower class Corvettes: HMCS Peterborough (K342), HMCS Pictou (K146), HMCS Port Arthur (K233), HMCS Prescott (K161) HMCS Peterborough (K342) (DND Photo) HMCS Peterborough (K342) Flower class Corvette. Commissioned at Kingston on 01 Jun 1944, she arrived at Halifax on 26 Jun 1944 and in Bermuda on 17 Jul 1944 to work up. HMCS Peterborough … Read more
RCN Flower class Corvettes: HMCS Quesnel (K133), HMCS West York (K369), HMCS Wetaskiwin (K175), HMCS Weyburn (K173) HMCS Quesnel (K133) (DND Photo) HMCS Quesnel (K133) Flower class Corvette. Named for the town of Quesnel, BC, she was built by Victoria Machinery Deport Co., Ltd, Victoria, BC and commissioned on 23 May 1941 at Esquimalt. She … Read more
RCN Flower class Corvettes: HMCS Rimouski (K121), HMCS Rivière du Loup (K357), HMCS Rosthern (K169), HMCS Saskatoon (K158) HMCS Rimouski (K121) (John Pickford Photo) HMCS Rimouski (K121) Flower class Corvette. Commissioned on 26 Apr 1941 at Quebec City, HMCS Rimouski arrived at Halifax on 12 May 1941 and was assigned to Newfoundland Command. She shared with … Read more
RCN Flower class Corvettes: HMCS Sudbury (K162), HMCS Summerside (K141), HMCS The Pas (K168) HMCS Sudbury (K162) (DND Photo) HMCS Sudbury (K162) Flower class Corvette. Built at Kingston, Ontario, she was commissioned on 15 Oct 1941, at Montreal. HMCS Sudbury arrived at Halifax on 26 Oct 1941. She joined Sydney Force as local escort to … Read more
RCN Flower class Corvettes: HMCS Thorlock (K394), HMCS Timmins (K223), HMCS Trail (K174), HMCS Trentonian (K368) HMCS Thorlock (K394) (DND Photo) HMCS Thorlock (K394) Flower class Corvette. Built at Midland, Ontario, HMCS Thorlock was commissioned there on 13 Nov 1944, and arrived at Halifax on 16 Dec 1944. On 7 Jan 1945, she left for Bermuda … Read more
Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) 1944-1958, Cruisers (Crown Colony Class), and (Minotaur Class) Light Cruisers HMCS Uganda (C66) (Crown Colony-class Light Cruiser), later renamed HMCS Québec (C31); HMCS Ontario (C32) (Minotaur-class) HMS Uganda (C66) (RCN Photo) HMCS Uganda (C66), 1946. HMS Uganda (C66), was a Second World War-era Crown Colony-class light cruiser launched in 1941. She … Read more
RCN Flower class Corvettes: HMCS Shawinigan (K136), HMCS Shediac (K110), HMCS Sherbrooke (K152), HMCS Smiths Falls (K345) HMCS Shawinigan (K136) (RCN Photo) HMCS Shawinigan (K136) Flower class Corvette. Built by George T. Davie & Sons Ltd., Lauzon, Quebec. Commissioned on 19 Sep 1941, at Quebec City, HMCS Shawinigan arrived at Halifax on 27 Oct 1941. She … Read more
RCN Flower class Corvettes: HMCS Snowberry (K166), HMCS Whitby (K346), HMCS Windflower (K155), HMCS Woodstock (K238) HMCS Snowberry (K166) (RCN Photo) HMCS Snowberry (K166) Flower class Corvette. Built for the RN, she was commissioned at Quebec City on 26 Nov 1940 as HMS Snowberry. She arrived at Halifax on 13 Dec 1940 for further work and sailed … Read more
RCN Flower class Corvettes: HMCS Sorel (K153), HMCS Spikenard (K198), HMCS St. Lambert (K343), HMCS Stellarton (K457) HMCS Sorel (K153) (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3199119) HMCS Sorel (K153) Flower class Corvette, during workups off Pictou, Nova Scotia, in July 1943. Commissioned at Sorel on 19 Aug 1941, HMCS Sorel arrived at Halifax on 30 … Read more
