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US Navy – Air Units
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USMC – Air Units
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Marine International
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Marine News
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Dies & Das
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International
Navies – Canada
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Royal Canadian Navy / Marine Canadienne -
Ships
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Prestonian / UK River Class Frigate –
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HMCS Antigonish (F 301) |
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Pennant |
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FF 301 |
HMCS Antigonish
(ex K 661) |
July 4, 1944 |
1957 |
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FF 303 |
HMCS
Beacon Hill (ex K 407) |
May 16, 1944 |
1957 |
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FF 304 |
HMCS New
Waterford (ex K 321) |
January 21, 1944 |
1958 |
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FF 305 |
HMCS La Hulloise (ex K 668) |
May 20, 1944 |
1957 |
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FF 306 |
HMCS Swansea
(ex K 328) |
October 4, 1943 |
1957 |
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FF 307 |
HMCS Prestonian (ex K 662) |
September 13, 1944 |
1953 |
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FF 308 |
HMCS Inch
Arran (ex K 667) |
November 18, 1944 |
1954 |
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FF 309 |
HMCS Ste.
Therese (ex K 366) |
May 28, 1944 |
1955 |
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FF 310 |
HMCS Outremont (ex K 332) |
November 27, 1943 |
1955 |
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FF 311 |
HMCS
Stettler (ex K 681) |
July 5, 1944 |
1954 |
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FF 312 |
HMCS Fort
Erie (ex K 670) |
October 27, 1944 |
1956 |
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FF 313 |
HMCS
Sussexvale (ex K 683) |
November 29, 1944 |
1955 |
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FF 314 |
HMCS Buckingham (ex K 685) |
November 2, 1944 |
1954 |
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FF 315 |
HMCS New Glasgow (ex K 320) |
December 23, 1943 |
1955 |
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FF 316 |
HMCS Penetang (ex K 676) |
October 19, 1944 |
1954 |
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FF 317 |
HMCS
Cap de la Madeleine (ex K 663) |
September 30, 1944 |
1954 |
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FF 318 |
HMCS
Jonquiere (ex K 318) |
October 5, 1944 |
1954 |
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FF 319 |
HMCS Toronto (ex K 538) |
May 6, 1944 |
1953 |
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FF 320 |
HMCS Victoriaville (ex K 684) |
November 11, 1944 |
1959 |
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FF 321 |
HMCS Lanark (ex K 669) |
July 6, 1944 |
1956 |
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FF 322 |
HMCS Lauzon
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August 30, 1944 |
1953 |
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General Information: (for specific information &
history click on the ship’s name, above) |
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Technical
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Length: 92,05 meters Beam: 11,28 meters Draft: 4,00 meters Displacement: 2300 tons (full load) Propulsion: 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers; triple
expansion machinery; 2 shafts; 2
propellers; 5500 ihp; Speed: 20 knots Range: approx. 13000 kilometers at 12 knots
cruise speed; Crew: 140 Aviation/Hangar: none |
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Originally built
and launched as River class Frigates (60 built for Canadian Navy) in World
War II. After the war 21 were modified to
“Prestonian” class frigates. Modification included
the addition of a larger bridge, a taller funnel and new guns. |
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Armament: |
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as built
(River): |
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1
4”/45 Mk.16 (102mm) twin mount, forward; 1 12-pdr. Mk.V gun, aft; 4
20mm Oerlikon; 4
Mk.IV depth charge throwers (up to 150 DC’s carried); 1
Hedgehog ASW-mortar / Spigot-Type 60-pound mortar bombs; |
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Prestonian: |
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1
4” twin mount, forward; 1
40mm twin, aft; 4
40mm Bofors single; 2
Squid ASW-mortars; |
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as built / ‘River-class’ |
after ‘Prestonian’ modification |
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