HMCS Springhill information

	HMCS Springhill
History
Canada
Name	Springhill
Namesake	Springhill, Nova Scotia
Operator	Royal Canadian Navy
Ordered	June 1942
Builder	Yarrows Ltd., Esquimalt
Laid down	5 May 1943
Launched	7 September 1943
Commissioned	21 March 1944
Decommissioned	1 December 1945
Identification	pennant number: K 323
Honours and; awards	Gulf of St. Lawrence 1944
Fate	Sold, scrapped 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 Springhill 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, mainly in the Battle of the St. Lawrence. She was named for Springhill, Nova Scotia.

Springhill was ordered in June 1942 as part of the 1942–1943 River-class building program.^[2]^[3] She was laid down on 5 May 1943 by Yarrows Ltd. at Esquimalt and launched 7 September later that year.^[3] She was commissioned into the Royal Canadian Navy on 21 March 1944 at Victoria, British Columbia.^[2]

^ "The Battle of the Gulf of St. Lawrence" (PDF). Veterans Affairs Canada. p. 29. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
^ ^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 "HMCS Springhill (K 323)". uboat.net. Retrieved 18 April 2014.

[veterans-1] "The Battle of the Gulf of St. Lawrence" (PDF). Veterans Affairs Canada. p. 29. Retrieved 18 April 2014.

[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] "HMCS Springhill (K 323)". uboat.net. Retrieved 18 April 2014.

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History
HMCS Springhill
Canada
Name	Springhill
Namesake	Springhill, Nova Scotia
Operator	Royal Canadian Navy
Ordered	June 1942
Builder	Yarrows Ltd., Esquimalt
Laid down	5 May 1943
Launched	7 September 1943
Commissioned	21 March 1944
Decommissioned	1 December 1945
Identification	pennant number: K 323
Honours and awards	Gulf of St. Lawrence 1944^[1]
Fate	Sold, scrapped 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