HMCS Skeena
Wrecked
| Type | Destroyer |
|---|---|
| Class | Saguenay |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 4 × 4.7″ guns |
One of the first two warships built for the Royal Canadian Navy. Led escort group 24 with convoy SC 42 in 1941, and shared in sinking U-588 in 1942. Dragged her anchors in a storm off Reykjavík on 25 October 1944 and was wrecked on Viðey island; 15 of her crew were drowned.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- Original
- 4 × QF 4.7 inch (120 mm) guns
- 8 × tubes for 21 inch (533 mm) torpedoes (2×4)
- 2 × QF 2-pounder (40 mm) guns
- Wartime modifications
- 2 × QF 4.7 inch (120 mm) guns
- 1 × QF 12-pounder (3 inch (76 mm)) gun
- 4 × tubes for 21-inch (530 mm) torpedoes (1×4)
- 6 × QF 20 mm Oerlikon guns
- Hedgehog anti-submarine mortar
| Builder | John I. Thornycroft & Company, Woolston |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 14 October 1929 |
| Launched | 10 October 1930 |
| Commissioned | 10 June 1931 |
| Displacement | 1,337 long tons (1,358 t) |
| Length | 321 ft 3 in (97.92 m) o/a 309 ft (94 m) p/p |
| Speed | 31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph) |
| Complement | 181 |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
10 October 1930
Convoy SC 42
Survived
9–16 September 1941
Senior officer of escort group 24
Fate
Wrecked
Wrecked 25 October 1944 during a storm off Reykjavík, Iceland.