HMCS St. Laurent
Survived
Royal Navy, then Royal Canadian Navy
| Type | Destroyer |
|---|---|
| Class | C |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 4 × 4.7″ guns |
Service
| to 1937 | Cygnet | |
| from 1937 | St. Laurent Bought by Canada |
C-class destroyer bought from Britain in 1937 as Cygnet. Picked up more than 850 survivors of the liner Arandora Star, torpedoed carrying German and Italian internees in July 1940. Led escort group C1 with convoy ONS 154, and shared in sinking U-356 and, in 1944, U-845. Scrapped in 1947.
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 | Vickers-Armstrongs, Barrow |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 1 December 1930 |
| Launched | 29 September 1931 |
| Commissioned | 17 February 1937 |
| 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 Cygnet
29 September 1931
Renamed HMCS St. Laurent
February 1937 · Bought by Canada
Convoy ONS 154
Survived
26–30 December 1942
Guy Windeyer, senior officer
Fate
Survived
Scrapped in 1947