| Characteristics:
Original:
Displacement: 5,736 (5,675; PRINCE ROBERT) tons full load
Dimensions: 117.3 x 17.4 x 6.4 meters (385 x 57 x 21 feet)
Propulsion: 22 knots
Crew: 417 (438; PRINCE ROBERT)
Aviation: none
Hangar: none
Radar:
Sonar: none
Fire Control:
EW: none
Armament: 4 6" single, 2 3" guns
As Troop Landing Ship (PRINCE DAVID and PRINCE HENRY):
Radar:
Sonar: none
Fire Control:
EW: none
Armament: 2 4" dual, 2 2 Pdr, 8 20mm guns
As AA Ship (PRINCE ROBERT):
Radar:
Sonar: none
Fire Control:
EW: none
Armament: 5 4" dual AA, 2 2 Pdr AA, 6 20mm AA guns
Ships:
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Name
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Pendant
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Commissioned
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Paid Off
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PRINCE ROBERT
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F56
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31/7/40
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10/12/45
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PRINCE HENRY
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F70
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4/12/40
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15/4/45
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PRINCE DAVID
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F89
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28/12/40
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11/6/45
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Photos:
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HMCS PRINCE ROBERT before her 1943 conversion. PRINCE ROBERT spent
her time from commissioning until 1943 in the Pacific, primarily looking
for enemy merchant shipping. In 1943 she was refitted with AA armament,
and transferred to the Atlantic and Mediterranean to escort convoys before
refitting at Esqimalt until June 1945. She was then assigned to the British
Pacific Fleet until the end of the war. DND photo, Courtesy of Bill Croshaw. |
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