HMCS Magog information

	Magog after being torpedoed, October 1944
History
Canada
Name	Magog
Namesake	Magog, Quebec
Operator	Royal Canadian Navy
Ordered	October 1941
Builder	Canadian Vickers Ltd., Montreal
Yard number	171
Laid down	16 June 1943
Launched	22 September 1943
Commissioned	7 May 1944
Decommissioned	20 December 1944
Identification	Pennant number: K 673
Honours and; awards	Gulf of St. Lawrence, 1944
Fate	Torpedoed on 14 October 1944. Towed to Quebec City and declared a total loss.
General characteristics
Class and type	River-class frigate
Displacement	1,445 long tons (1,468 t; 1,618 short tons); 2,110 long tons (2,140 t; 2,360 short tons) (deep load);
Length	283 ft (86.26 m) p/p; 301.25 ft (91.82 m)o/a;
Beam	36.5 ft (11.13 m)
Draught	9 ft (2.74 m); 13 ft (3.96 m) (deep load)
Propulsion	2 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 2 shafts, reciprocating vertical triple expansion, 5,500 ihp (4,100 kW)
Speed	20 knots (37.0 km/h); 20.5 knots (38.0 km/h) (turbine ships);
Range	646 long tons (656 t; 724 short tons) oil fuel; 7,500 nautical miles (13,890 km) at 15 knots (27.8 km/h)[citation needed]
Complement	157
Armament	2 × QF 4 in (102 mm) /45 Mk. XVI on twin mount HA/LA Mk.XIX; 1 × QF 12 pdr (3 in (76 mm)) 12 cwt /40 Mk. V on mounting HA/LA Mk.IX (not all ships); 8 × 20 mm QF Oerlikon A/A on twin mounts Mk.V; 1 × Hedgehog 24 spigot A/S projector; up to 150 depth charges;

HMCS Magog was a River-class frigate that served in the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) during the Second World War. She was used primarily as a convoy escort. On 14 October 1944, she was torpedoed by U-1223. She survived the attack, was towed to port and declared a constructive total loss. Magog was named for the town of Magog, Quebec.

Magog was ordered in October 1941 as part of the 1942-1942 River-class building program.^[2]^[3] She was laid down on 16 June 1943 by Canadian Vickers Ltd. at Montreal and launched on 22 September 1943.^[3] Magog was commissioned into the RCN at Quebec City on 7 May 1944 with the pennant number K673.^[2]

^ "Battle Honours 2". Veterans Affairs Canada. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
^ ^a ^b Macpherson, Ken; Burgess, John (1981). The ships of Canada's naval forces 1910-1981 : a complete pictorial history of Canadian warships. Toronto: Collins. ISBN 0-00216-856-1.
^ ^a ^b Helgason, Guðmundur. "HMCS Magog (K 673)". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 23 March 2014.

[Gulf-1] "Battle Honours 2". Veterans Affairs Canada. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2013.

[Macpherson-2] Macpherson, Ken; Burgess, John (1981). The ships of Canada's naval forces 1910-1981 : a complete pictorial history of Canadian warships. Toronto: Collins. ISBN 0-00216-856-1.

[uboat-3] Helgason, Guðmundur. "HMCS Magog (K 673)". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 23 March 2014.

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History
Magog after being torpedoed, October 1944
Canada
Name	Magog
Namesake	Magog, Quebec
Operator	Royal Canadian Navy
Ordered	October 1941
Builder	Canadian Vickers Ltd., Montreal
Yard number	171
Laid down	16 June 1943
Launched	22 September 1943
Commissioned	7 May 1944
Decommissioned	20 December 1944
Identification	Pennant number: K 673
Honours and awards	Gulf of St. Lawrence, 1944^[1]
Fate	Torpedoed on 14 October 1944. Towed to Quebec City and declared a total loss.
General characteristics
Class and type	River-class frigate
Displacement	1,445 long tons (1,468 t; 1,618 short tons) 2,110 long tons (2,140 t; 2,360 short tons) (deep load)
Length	283 ft (86.26 m) p/p 301.25 ft (91.82 m)o/a
Beam	36.5 ft (11.13 m)
Draught	9 ft (2.74 m); 13 ft (3.96 m) (deep load)
Propulsion	2 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 2 shafts, reciprocating vertical triple expansion, 5,500 ihp (4,100 kW)
Speed	20 knots (37.0 km/h) 20.5 knots (38.0 km/h) (turbine ships)
Range	646 long tons (656 t; 724 short tons) oil fuel; 7,500 nautical miles (13,890 km) at 15 knots (27.8 km/h)^{[citation needed]}
Complement	157
Armament	2 × QF 4 in (102 mm) /45 Mk. XVI on twin mount HA/LA Mk.XIX 1 × QF 12 pdr (3 in (76 mm)) 12 cwt /40 Mk. V on mounting HA/LA Mk.IX (not all ships) 8 × 20 mm QF Oerlikon A/A on twin mounts Mk.V 1 × Hedgehog 24 spigot A/S projector up to 150 depth charges