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 Prince Rupert 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 Prince Rupert, British Columbia.
Prince Rupert was ordered in October 1941 as part of the 1942–1943 River-class building program.[2][3] She was laid down on 1 August 1942 by Yarrows Ltd. at Esquimalt and launched 3 February 1943.[3] She was commissioned into the Royal Canadian Navy on 30 August 1943 at Esquimalt.[2]
^"Battle Honours". Britain's Navy. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
^ abMacpherson, 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.
^ abHelgason, Guðmundur. "HMCS Prince Rupert (K 324)". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
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