HMCS Matane information

	HMCS Matane
History
Canada
Name	Matane
Namesake	Matane, Quebec
Operator	Royal Canadian Navy
Ordered	October 1941
Builder	Canadian Vickers Ltd. Montreal, Quebec
Laid down	23 December 1942
Launched	29 May 1943
Commissioned	22 October 1943
Decommissioned	11 February 1946
Identification	Pennant number: K 444
Honours and; awards	Atlantic 1944, Normandy 1944, Arctic 1945
Fate	Sold for scrapping 1947
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 x 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)
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 Matane was a River-class frigate that served with the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War. She served primarily as a convoy escort in the Battle of the Atlantic. She was named for Matane, Quebec.

Matane was originally ordered as Stormont^[2] in October 1941 as part of the 1942–1943 River-class building program.^[3]^[4] She was laid down on 23 December 1942 by Canadian Vickers Ltd. at Montreal, Quebec and launched 29 May 1943.^[4] Her name was changed to Matane in 1942.^[2] She was commissioned into the Royal Canadian Navy on 22 October 1943 at Montreal.^[3]

^ "Battle Honours". Britain's Navy. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
^ ^a ^b Colledge, J.J. (2010). Ben Warlow (ed.). Ships of the Royal Navy - The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy. Havertown, PA: Casemate. ISBN 978-1-935149-07-1.
^ ^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 Matane (K 444)". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 14 May 2014.

[Britain-1] "Battle Honours". Britain's Navy. Retrieved 14 May 2014.

[Colledge-2] Colledge, J.J. (2010). Ben Warlow (ed.). Ships of the Royal Navy - The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy. Havertown, PA: Casemate. ISBN 978-1-935149-07-1.

[Macpherson-3] 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-4] Helgason, Guðmundur. "HMCS Matane (K 444)". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 14 May 2014.

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History
HMCS Matane
Canada
Name	Matane
Namesake	Matane, Quebec
Operator	Royal Canadian Navy
Ordered	October 1941
Builder	Canadian Vickers Ltd. Montreal, Quebec
Laid down	23 December 1942
Launched	29 May 1943
Commissioned	22 October 1943
Decommissioned	11 February 1946
Identification	Pennant number: K 444
Honours and awards	Atlantic 1944, Normandy 1944, Arctic 1945^[1]
Fate	Sold for scrapping 1947
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 x 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)
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