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Chilliwack (H.M.C.S.)
Photo Credit: RCN Official Photo |
| Registry #1 | K.131 (RCN) | Registry #2 | Registry #3 | ||
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| IMO# | MMSI# | VRN# |
| Name 1 | 1941 | Chilliwack (H.M.C.S.) | Name 6 | ||
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| Name 2 | Name 7 | ||||
| Name 3 | Name 8 | ||||
| Name 4 | Name 9 | ||||
| Name 5 | Name 10 |
| Year Built | 1941 | Place | North Vancouver | Area | BC | Country | Canada |
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| Designer | (nk) | Measurement (imp) | 205' x 33' x 13.5' |
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| Builder | Burrard Drydock Co. Ltd. | Measurement (metric) | ?m x ?m x ?m |
| Hull | Steel | Displacement | 950 |
| Gross Tonnage | Type 1 | Corvette, Flower Class (1939-40 Canadian Building Programme) | |
| Registered Tonnage | Type 2 | ||
| Engine | 2750ihp 4-cylinder Triple expansion engine with 2 Scotch marine boilers. | Engine Manufacture | (nk) |
| Repower | Propulsion | Screw | |
| Rebuilds | She was modernized and her forecastle extended at Halifax NS in 1943. | Call Sign | |
| Pendant # | K.131 | Masters |
| Owner(s) |
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| She was owned by the Royal Canadian Navy. |
| Fate | Registry closed | Date | 1946-00-00 |
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| Named Features | |
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| Significance of Name |
| Anecdotes |
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| In 1941 this vessel was in Royal Canadian Navy service and launched on 14/09/1940. This vessel assisted in the sinking of U-356 on 27/12/1942 and the U-744 on 06/03/1944. This vessel carried a complement of 7 officers and 85-90 other ranks. This vessel carried 230 tons of fuel and could reach 16 knots. Her endurance was 3450nm at 12 knots. this vessel was broken up at Hamilton ON in 1946. |
| References |
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| Macpherson, Ken and Marc Milner (1993); Macpherson, Ken and John Burgess (1981); Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; Freeman, David J. (2000) |
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