HMCS Chaudière
Survived
Royal Navy, then Royal Canadian Navy
| Type | Destroyer |
|---|---|
| Class | H |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 4 × 4.7″ guns |
Service
| to 1943 | Hero | |
| from 1943 | Chaudière Given to Canada |
H-class destroyer, formerly HMS Hero, and given to Canada in 1943. Shared in sinking U-744 in March 1944, and U-621 and U-984 in the Bay of Biscay after D-Day. Scrapped in 1950.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 4 × single QF 4.7-inch (120 mm) Mk IX guns
- 2 × quadruple .50 cal machine guns
- 2 × quadruple 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes
- 20 × depth charges, 1 rail and 2 throwers
| Builder | Vickers-Armstrongs, High Walker |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 28 February 1935 |
| Launched | 10 March 1936 |
| Commissioned | 23 October 1936 |
| Displacement | 1,350 long tons (1,370 t) (standard) 1,883 long tons (1,913 t) (deep load) |
| Length | 323 ft (98.5 m) |
| Speed | 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph) |
| Complement | 137 (peacetime), 146 (wartime) |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched as HMS Hero
10 March 1936
Renamed HMCS Chaudière
November 1943 · Given to Canada
Sinking of U-744
Survived
5–6 March 1944
Fate
Survived
Sold for scrap in 1950