HMCS Sorel information

	HMCS Sorel
History
Canada
Name	Sorel
Namesake	Sorel, Quebec
Ordered	22 January 1940
Builder	Marine Industries Ltd., Sorel
Laid down	24 August 1940
Launched	16 November 1940
Commissioned	19 August 1941
Decommissioned	22 June 1945
Identification	Pennant number: K153
Honours and; awards	Atlantic 1941–45, North Sea 1942
Fate	Sold to the Yugoslav Navy
General characteristics
Class and type	Flower-class corvette(original)
Displacement	950 long tons (970 t; 1,060 short tons)
Length	205 ft (62.48 m)
Beam	33 ft (10.06 m)
Draught	11.5 ft (3.51 m)
Propulsion	Single shaft; 2 water tube boilers; 1 4-cyl. triple expansion steam engine, 2,750 hp (2,050 kW)
Speed	16 knots (29.6 km/h)
Range	3,450 nmi (6,390 km; 3,970 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	6 officers, 79 enlisted
Sensors and ; processing systems	Radar – SW1C or 2C (later); Sonar – Type 123A, later Type 127DV;
Armament	1 × BL 4 in (102 mm) Mk.IX single gun; 2 .50 cal machine gun twin; 2 Lewis .303 cal mg twin; 2 Mk.II depth charge throwers; 2 depth charge rails with 40 depth charges.; Originally fitted with minesweeping gear, later removed.;

HMCS Sorel was a Flower-class corvette that served with the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War. She served primarily in the Battle of the Atlantic as an ocean escort. She is named for Sorel, Quebec.^[3]

^ "Battle Honours". Britain's Navy. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
^ Lenton, H.T.; Colledge, J.J (1968). British and Dominion Warships of World War II. Doubleday & Company. pp. 201, 212.
^ When Sorel was built, Sorel was an independent town and was not associated yet with Tracy.

[Britain-1] "Battle Honours". Britain's Navy. Retrieved 24 August 2013.

[lenton-2] Lenton, H.T.; Colledge, J.J (1968). British and Dominion Warships of World War II. Doubleday & Company. pp. 201, 212.

[3] When Sorel was built, Sorel was an independent town and was not associated yet with Tracy.

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History
HMCS Sorel
Canada
Name	Sorel
Namesake	Sorel, Quebec
Ordered	22 January 1940
Builder	Marine Industries Ltd., Sorel
Laid down	24 August 1940
Launched	16 November 1940
Commissioned	19 August 1941
Decommissioned	22 June 1945
Identification	Pennant number: K153
Honours and awards	Atlantic 1941–45, North Sea 1942^[1]
Fate	Sold to the Yugoslav Navy
General characteristics
Class and type	Flower-class corvette(original)^[2]
Displacement	950 long tons (970 t; 1,060 short tons)
Length	205 ft (62.48 m)
Beam	33 ft (10.06 m)
Draught	11.5 ft (3.51 m)
Propulsion	Single shaft; 2 water tube boilers; 1 4-cyl. triple expansion steam engine, 2,750 hp (2,050 kW)
Speed	16 knots (29.6 km/h)
Range	3,450 nmi (6,390 km; 3,970 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	6 officers, 79 enlisted
Sensors and processing systems	Radar – SW1C or 2C (later) Sonar – Type 123A, later Type 127DV
Armament	1 × BL 4 in (102 mm) Mk.IX single gun 2 .50 cal machine gun twin 2 Lewis .303 cal mg twin 2 Mk.II depth charge throwers 2 depth charge rails with 40 depth charges. Originally fitted with minesweeping gear, later removed.