Ship Details

St. Catharines (H.M.C.S.)

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Registry #1 192760 (Canada) Registry #2 K.325 (RCN) Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1943 St. Catharines (H.M.C.S.) Name 6
Name 2 1950 St. Catharines (C.C.G.S.) Name 7
Name 3 Name 8
Name 4 Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1943 Place Esquimalt Area BC Country Canada
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 301.5' x 36.6' x 9'
Builder Yarrows Ltd. Measurement (metric) ?m x ?m x ?m
Hull Steel Displacement 1445
Gross Tonnage Type 1 Frigate (1942/3 Programme)
Registered Tonnage Type 2 Weather ship
Engine 5500ihp 4-cylinder Triple expansion steam engine (1943) Engine Manufacture (nk)
Repower Propulsion Twin Screw
Rebuilds In 1945 she underwent a long refit and tropicalization. In 1950 she was converted to a weather ship as CCGS St. Catharines in Sorel QC. Call Sign
Pendant  # K.325 Masters
 
Owner(s)
In 1943 she was owned by the Royal Canadian Navy. In 1950 she was joined the Coast Guard as a weather ship on the Pacific coast. In 1967 she was paid off.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 0000-00-00
 
Named Features
Significance of Name
 
Anecdotes
In 1943 this vessel was commissioned at Esquimalt BC. In 1943 this vessel was assigned to Escort Group C-2. In 1944 this vessel escorted 16 North Atlantic convoys. In 1944 this vesselassisted in sinking U-744 on convoy HX.280. In 1945 this vessel was paid off. In 1968 this vessel was broken up in Japan.
 
References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; Freeman, David J. (2000); McGinley, C.D. & B. Collin (2001);
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