HMCS Moncton (K139)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMCS Moncton.
HMCS Moncton was a Flower-class corvette that served in the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War. She served on both coasts of Canada. She is named after Moncton, New Brunswick.
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HMCS Moncton, circa 1942 | |
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Name | Moncton |
Namesake | Moncton, New Brunswick |
Ordered | 24 January 1940 |
Builder | Saint John Dry Dock & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Saint John |
Laid down | 17 December 1940 |
Launched | 11 August 1941 |
Commissioned | 24 April 1942 |
Decommissioned | paid off 12 December 1945 |
Identification | Pennant number: K139 |
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Honours and awards | Atlantic, 1942-1943[1] |
Fate | Sold in 1955 to the Netherlands as mercantile Willem Vinke. Scrapped in 1966 at Santander. |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Flower-class corvette (original)[2] |
Displacement | 925 long tons (940 t; 1,036 short tons) |
Length | 205 ft (62.48 m)o/a |
Beam | 33 ft (10.06 m) |
Draught | 11.5 ft (3.51 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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