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Victoria (V.N.S.)
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| Registry #1 | K.175 (RCN) | Registry #2 | (Venezuela) | Registry #3 | |
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| IMO# | MMSI# | VRN# |
| Name 1 | 1940 | Wetaskiwin (H.M.C.S.) | Name 6 | ||
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| Name 2 | 1945 | Victoria (V.N.S.) | Name 7 | ||
| Name 3 | Name 8 | ||||
| Name 4 | Name 9 | ||||
| Name 5 | Name 10 |
| Year Built | 1940 | Place | North Vancouver | Area | BC | Country | Canada |
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| Designer | (nk) | Measurement (imp) | 205.0' 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 steam reciprocating engine with a 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 Galveston TX 1943-44. | Call Sign | |
| Pendant # | K.175 | Masters |
| Owner(s) |
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| In 1940-1945 she was owned by the Royal Canadian Navy. In 1945-1962 she was owned by the Venezuelan Navy as the Victoria. |
| Fate | Registry closed | Date | 0000-00-00 |
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| Named Features | |
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| Significance of Name |
| Anecdotes |
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| This vessel was launched on July 18, 1940. This vessel carried a complement of 7 officers and 85-90 other ranks. |
| 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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