HMCS Shawinigan (K136)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMCS Shawinigan.
HMCS Shawinigan was a Flower-class corvette that served with the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War. She served primarily in the Battle of the Atlantic protecting convoys. She was sunk in 1944. She was named for Shawinigan, Quebec.
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Corvette HMCS Shawinigan circa 1942–43 | |
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Name | Shawinigan |
Namesake | Shawinigan, Quebec |
Ordered | 24 January 1940 |
Builder | Davie Shipbuilding, Lauzon |
Laid down | 4 June 1940 |
Launched | 16 May 1941 |
Commissioned | 19 September 1941 |
Out of service | 25 November 1944 |
Identification | Pennant number: K136 |
Honours and awards | Atlantic 1941–43,[1] Gulf of St. Lawrence 1942, 1944[2] |
Fate | Sunk 25 November 1944 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Flower-class corvette (original)[3] |
Displacement | 925 long tons (940 t; 1,036 short tons) |
Length | 205 ft (62 m) o/a |
Beam | 33 ft (10 m) |
Draught | 11.5 ft (3.5 m) |
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Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h) |
Range | 3,500 nautical miles (6,500 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h) |
Complement | 85 |
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