Vimy (right) and St Julien (left) under construction in Toronto, 1917
History
Canada
Name
Vimy
Namesake
Battle of Vimy Ridge
Ordered
2 February 1917
Builder
Polson Iron Works Limited, Toronto
Launched
17 July 1917
Commissioned
13 November 1917
Decommissioned
30 November 1918
Renamed
Re-designated Lightship No. 5
Fate
Possibly broken up around 1958
General characteristics
Class and type
Battle-class naval trawler
Displacement
320 long tons (330 t)
Length
130 ft (40 m)
Beam
23 ft 5 in (7.14 m)
Draught
13 ft 5 in (4.09 m)
Propulsion
1 x triple expansion, 480 ihp (360 kW)
Speed
10 knots (12 mph; 19 km/h)
Armament
1 × QF 12-pounder 12 cwt naval gun
HMCS Vimy was one of twelve Battle-class naval trawlers constructed for and used by the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) during the First World War. Following the war the ship was transferred to the Canadian Department of Marine and Fisheries and converted into a lightvessel. Re-designated Lightship No. 5, the vessel remained in Canadian government service until being possibly broken up for scrap in 1958.
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was a Canadian monumental sculptor best known for the Canadian National Vimy Memorial. Featuring expressive classical figures within modern compositions...
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their interests, and has led to the creation of alternative programs such as Vimy Ridge Academy, Old Scona Academic and Victoria School of the Arts. The Edmonton...
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