HMCS Halifax (K237)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMCS Halifax.
HMCS Halifax was a Royal Canadian Navy revised Flower-class corvette which took part in convoy escort duties during the Second World War. She served primarily in the Battle of the Atlantic. She was named for Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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HMCS Halifax, circa 1943–1945. | |
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Name | Halifax |
Namesake | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
Builder | Collingwood Shipyards Ltd., Collingwood |
Laid down | 26 April 1941 |
Launched | 4 October 1941 |
Commissioned | 26 November 1941 |
Decommissioned | 12 July 1945 |
Identification | Pennant number: K237 |
Honours and awards | Atlantic 1942–45[1] |
Fate | Sold in 1945 as mercantile Halifax for use as salvage vessel |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Flower-class corvette (Revised) |
Displacement | 1,015 long tons (1,031 t; 1,137 short tons) |
Length | 205 ft (62.48 m)o/a |
Beam | 33 ft (10.06 m) |
Draught | 15.7 ft (4.79 m) |
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Speed | 16 knots (29.6 km/h) |
Range | 3,500 nautical miles (6,482 km) at 12 knots (22.2 km/h) |
Complement | 85 |
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