Characteristics:
Displacement:
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2,360
tons full load |
Dimensions:
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92.05
x 11.28 x 4.0 meters (302 x 37 x 12 feet) |
Propulsion:
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2
shafts;
2 Admiralty 3-drum type boilers;
2 - VTE (triple expansion) engines, 5,500 ihp;
19 knots
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Crew:
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140
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Aviation:
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none
(BUCKINGHAM temporarily fitted with landing deck for trials)
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Hangar:
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none
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Radar:
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USN
SU Type
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1,
used for 4" gunnery spotting
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Sperry
Mk.2 navigation
|
1
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Sonar:
|
Type
147 target depth finding
|
1
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Type
164B search
|
1
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SQS
501 (Type 162) bottom profiler
|
1
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Fire
Control:
|
Optical
director for twin 40mm
|
1
|
EW:
|
| DAU
hf/df |
1
|
| AN/UPD
501 d/f |
1
|
Guns:
(listed as number of mountings with position noted)
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4"/45
QF Mk.16 twin
|
1
(A mounting)
|
40mm/56
Mk.5 twin
|
1
(X mounting)
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40mm/56
Boffin
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2
or 4 (located at bridge wing and midships, port and starboard, alhtough
midships mounting was deleted in ships with aft deckhouse)
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ASW & Torpedoes:
|
Squid
Mk.4 ASW 3-barrelled mortars
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2
|
Ships:
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Name
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Pendant
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Commissioned
|
Paid Off
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PRESTONIAN
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Paid Off Final
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BEACON HILL
|
K407/303
|
16/5/44
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6/2/46
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21/12/57
|
15/9/67
|
|
CAP de la MADELEINE
|
K663/317
|
30/9/44
|
25/11/45
|
7/12/54
|
15/5/65
|
|
JONQUIERE
|
K318/318
|
10/5/44
|
4/12/45
|
20/9/54
|
23/9/66
|
|
LA HULLOISE
|
K668/305
|
20/5/44
|
6/12/45
|
9/10/57
|
16/7/65
|
|
NEW GLASGOW
|
K320/315
|
23/12/43
|
5/11/45
|
30/1/54
|
30/1/67
|
|
NEW WATERFORD
|
K321/304
|
21/1/44
|
7/3/46
|
31/1/58
|
12/22/66
|
|
OUTREMONT
|
K332/310
|
27/11/43
|
5/11/45
|
2/9/55
|
7/6/65
|
|
STETTLER
|
K681/311
|
7/5/44
|
9/11/45
|
27/2/54
|
31/8/66
|
|
SWANSEA
|
K328/306
|
4/10/43
|
2/11/45
|
14/11/57
|
14/10/66
|
|
ANTIGONISH
|
K661/301
|
4/7/44
|
5/2/46
|
12/10/57
|
30/11/66
|
|
BUCKINGHAM
|
K685/314
|
2/11/44
|
16/11/45
|
25/6/54
|
23/3/65
|
|
FORT ERIE
|
K670/312
|
27/10/44
|
22/11/45
|
17/4/56
|
26/3/65
|
|
INCH ARRAN
|
K667/308
|
18/11/44
|
28/11/45
|
23/8/54
|
23/6/65
|
|
LANARK
|
K669/321
|
6/7/44
|
24/10/45
|
15/4/56
|
19/3/65
|
|
LAUZON
|
K371/322
|
30/8/44
|
7/11/45
|
12/12/53
|
24/5/63
|
|
PENETANG
|
K676/316
|
19/10/44
|
10/11/45
|
1/6/54
|
25/1/56
|
|
PRESTONIAN
|
K662/307
|
13/9/44
|
9/11/45
|
28/8/53
|
24/4/56
|
|
STE. THERESE
|
K366/309
|
28/5/44
|
2/11/45
|
21/1/55
|
30/1/67
|
|
SUSSEXVALE
|
K683/313
|
29/11/44
|
16/11/45
|
8/1/55
|
30/11/66
|
|
TORONTO
|
K538/319
|
6/5/44
|
27/11/45
|
26/11/53
|
14/4/56
|
|
VICTORIAVILLE
|
K684/320
|
11/11/44
|
17/11/45
|
25/9/59
|
31/12/73
|
Notes:
This is another class of ships that
falls into more than one area in the history
of the RCN. They were originally launched during the Second World War
as
members of the RIVER class frigates. After the war, a total of
twenty-one
were modified into the escort as shown above. This included adding a
bigger
bridge, a taller funnel, new guns, and enclosing the quarterdeck to
house
two Squid ASW mortars. They then served into the late 1960s, with the
exception
of VICTORIAVILLE who served until 1973, although in a new role (diving
tender)
and under a new name (GRANBY). Another member of this class,
BUCKINGHAM,
was fitted with a temporary landing pad on the stern, and participated
in
some of the first helicopter trials in the RCN.
Photos:
(click on thumbnail to view larger image)
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BEACON HILL
|
|
Notes:
|
1. HMCS BEACON HILL. DND
photo, Courtesy
of Dave Shirlaw.
2.
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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CAP de la MADELEINE
|
|
Notes:
|
1. Taken in Dublin,
Ireland, in 1962, this
photo shows HMC Ships CAP de la MADELEINE (inboard, foreground) and LA
HULLOISE (inboard, background) along with two other PRESTONIAN class
ships outboard: the remainder of the squadron consisted of LAUZON,
SWANSEA, and BUCKINGHAM. Photo courtesy of Hartley Robinson.
2. CAP de la MADELEINE off Dublin in 1962.
Photo courtesy of Hartley Robinson. |
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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JONQUIERE
|
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Notes:
|
1. JONQUIERE at sea.
Joint Forces Imagery Center, courtesy of Darren Scannell.
2.
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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LA HULLOISE
|
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Notes:
|
1. HMCS LA HULLOISE. DND
photo. Courtesy of
Bill Dougherty.
2. The training squadron of 5 PRESTONIAN
class ships in St. John's, Newfoundland, 1962. The middle ship in the
foreground is LA HULLOISE. The two remaining ships can be seen in the
background. Photo courtesy of Hartley Robinson.
3. LA HULLOISE seen off Dublin in 1962.
Photo courtesy of Hartley Robinson. |
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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NEW GLASGOW
|
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Notes:
|
1. HMCS NEW GLASGOW. DND
photo, Courtesy
of Dave Shirlaw.
2.
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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NEW WATERFORD
|
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Notes:
|
1. HMCS NEW WATERFORD
entering New York
Harbour in 1960. DND photo. Courtesy of Bill Dougherty.
2.
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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OUTREMONT
|
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Notes:
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1. OUTREMONT in the
narrows of Halifax Harbour, with a target lashed to the deck over the
mortar wells. DND photo, W. Cridland collection, courtesy of
Bonnie McIssac.
2.
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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STETTLER
|
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Notes:
|
1. STETTLER. DND photo,
Courtesy of
Dave Shirlaw.
2. STETTLER at Esquimalt. The aft deckhouse can be seen plainly, and
ships with this feature lost the two aft 40mm Boffin mountings. The
optical director for the twin 40mm mounting can be seen at the aft end
of the deckhouse, just forward of the mounting itself. DND photo,
courtesy of B. Lake.
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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SWANSEA
|
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Notes:
|
1. HMCS SWANSEA. DND
photo, Courtesy of
Wayne Maisonneuve.
2.
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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ANTIGONISH
|
|
Notes:
|
1. HMCS ANTIGONISH spent
most of her time
(as a PRESTONIAN class ship) as a training platform. DND photo,
Courtesy of Bill Croshaw.
2.
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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BUCKINGHAM
|
|
Notes:
|
1. BUCKINGHAM during the
helicopter
landing trials. DND photo, Courtesy of Dave Shirlaw.
2. BUCKINGHAM at sea. DND photo, W. Cridland collection, courtesy of
Bonnie McIssac. |
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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FORT ERIE
|
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Notes:
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1.
2.
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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INCH ARRAN
|
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Notes:
|
1.
2.
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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LANARK
|
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Notes:
|
1.
2.
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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LAUZON
|
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Notes:
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1.
2.
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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PENETANG
|
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Notes:
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1.
2.
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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PRESTONIAN
|
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Notes:
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1.
2.
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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STE. THERESE
|
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Notes:
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1.
2.
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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SUSSEXVALE
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Notes:
|
1. SUSSEXVALE. DND
photo, Courtesy of
Dave Shirlaw.
2. SUSSEXVALE. DND photo, Courtesy of
Dave Shirlaw. |
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6
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7
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8
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TORONTO
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Notes:
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1.
2.
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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VICTORIAVILLE
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Notes:
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1. HMCS VICTORIAVILLE.
DND photo, Courtesy
of Dave Shirlaw.
2.
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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Sources:
Barrie, Ron and Macpherson, Ken. (1996). Cadillac of
Destroyers: HMCS ST. LAURENT and Her Successors.
Vanwell Publishing Ltd. St. Catherines, Ont.
Steed, Roger G. (1999). Canadian Warships Since 1956.
Vanwell Publishing Ltd. St. Catherines, ON.
Jane's Fighting Ships, Various Editions
Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships, Various Editions
ASDIC, RADAR, and IFF
Systems Aboard HMCS HAIDA website by Jerry Proc.
Correspondence with M. Healey and B. Lake. |
