HMCS Charlottetown
Sunk
| Type | Corvette |
|---|---|
| Class | Flower |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 1 × 4″ gun |
Flower-class corvette. Returning from escorting a convoy in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, she was torpedoed by U-517 off Cap-Chat on 11 September 1942; her own depth charges exploded as she sank, and nine of her crew and her captain were killed.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 1 × 4 inch BL Mk.IX single gun
- 1 × 2-pounder. Mk.VIII single "pom-pom" AA gun
- 2 × 20 mm Oerlikon single
- 1 × Hedgehog A/S mortar
- 4 × Mk.II depth charge throwers
- 2 depth charge rails with 70 depth charges
| Builder | Kingston Shipbuilding Ltd., Kingston |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 7 June 1941 |
| Launched | 10 September 1941 |
| Commissioned | 13 December 1941 |
| Displacement | 1,015 long tons (1,031 t; 1,137 short tons) |
| Length | 208 ft (63.4 m)o/a |
| Speed | 16 knots (29.6 km/h) |
| Complement | 90 |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
10 September 1941
May – October 1942
Torpedoed by U-517 on 11 September; 10 killed