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HMCS Pictou, likely escorting a convoy, circa 1944–1945. Note the merchant ships in the distance
History
HMCS PictouCanada
NamePictou
NamesakePictou, Nova Scotia
Ordered22 January 1940
BuilderDavie Shipbuilding, Lauzon
Laid down12 July 1940
Launched5 October 1940
Commissioned29 April 1941
Decommissioned12 July 1945
RefitFo'c's'le extended at New York Navy Yard, New York on 31 March 1944.
IdentificationPennant number: K146
Honours and
awards
Atlantic 1941–45[1]
FateSold in 1950 as mercantile Olympic Chaser. Resold in 1956 as mercantile Otori Maru No. 7. Converted in 1963 to a barge.
General characteristics
Class and typeFlower-class corvette
Displacement925 long tons (940 t; 1,036 short tons)
Length205 ft (62.48 m)o/a
Beam33 ft (10.06 m)
Draught11.5 ft (3.51 m)
Propulsion
  • single shaft
  • 2 × fire tube Scotch boilers
  • 1 × 4-cycle triple-expansion reciprocating steam engine
  • 2,750 ihp (2,050 kW)
Speed16 knots (29.6 km/h)
Range3,500 nautical miles (6,482 km) at 12 knots (22.2 km/h)
Complement85
Sensors and
processing systems
  • 1 × SW1C or 2C radar
  • 1 × Type 123A or Type 127DV sonar
Armament
  • 1 × BL 4 in (102 mm) Mk.IX gun
  • 2 × .50 cal machine gun (twin)
  • 2 × Lewis .303 cal machine gun (twin)
  • 2 × Mk.II depth charge throwers
  • 2 × depth charge rails with 40 depth charges

HMCS Pictou was a Royal Canadian Navy Flower-class corvette which took part in convoy escort duties during the Second World War. She fought mainly in the Battle of the Atlantic. She was named for Pictou, Nova Scotia.

  1. ^ "Battle Honours". Britain's Navy. Retrieved 22 August 2013.

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