HMCS Ottawa
Sunk
Royal Navy, then Royal Canadian Navy
| Type | Destroyer |
|---|---|
| Class | C |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 4 × 4.7″ guns |
Service
| to 1938 | Crusader | |
| from 1938 | Ottawa Bought by Canada |
C-class destroyer bought from Britain in 1938 as Crusader. Escorted Atlantic convoys from 1940. Escorting convoy ON 127, she was torpedoed twice by U-91 on the night of 13–14 September 1942 and sank; 114 of her crew were killed.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 4 × 1 – QF 4.7-inch Mk IX guns
- 1 × 1 – QF 3-inch 20 cwt anti-aircraft gun
- 2 × 1 – QF 2-pounder Mk II AA guns
- 2 × 4 – 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes
- 6 × depth charges, 3 chutes
| Builder | Portsmouth Dockyard |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 12 September 1930 |
| Launched | 30 September 1931 |
| Commissioned | 15 June 1938 |
| Displacement | 1,375 long tons (1,397 t) (standard) 1,865 long tons (1,895 t) (deep) |
| Length | 329 ft (100.3 m) o/a |
| Speed | 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph) |
| Complement | 145 |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched as HMS Crusader
30 September 1931
Renamed HMCS Ottawa
June 1938 · Bought by Canada
Convoy ON 127
Sunk
10–14 September 1942
Torpedoed by U-91; 114 killed