HMCS Chambly
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HMCS Chambly was a Flower-class corvette serving in the Royal Canadian Navy. She was ordered from Canadian Vickers Ltd. in Montreal, laid down on 20 February 1940, launched on 29 July, and commissioned on 18 December 1940, named after the city of Chambly, Quebec. Chambly escorted trade convoys between Halifax Harbour and the Western Approaches through the battle of the Atlantic and, together with HMCS Moose Jaw, achieved the RCN's first U-boat kill of the war.
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HMCS Chambly in as-built condition, circa 1941. Note that the ship is still fitted with minesweeping gear, and that no armament has yet been installed in the "bandstand" aft of the engine room. | |
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Name | Chambly |
Namesake | Chambly, Quebec |
Ordered | 20 January 1940 |
Builder | Canadian Vickers Ltd., Montreal |
Laid down | 20 February 1940 |
Launched | 29 July 1940 |
Commissioned | 18 December 1940 |
Decommissioned | 20 June 1945 |
Identification | pennant number: K116 |
Honours and awards | Atlantic 1941-45[1] |
Fate | Sold for civilian use as Sonia Vinke in 1952 and scrapped in 1966. |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Flower-class corvette (original)[2] |
Displacement | 925 long tons (940 t; 1,036 short tons) |
Length | 205 ft (62.48 m)o/a |
Beam | 33 ft (10.06 m) |
Draught | 11.5 ft (3.51 m) |
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Speed | 16 knots (29.6 km/h) |
Range | 3,500 nautical miles (6,482 km) at 12 knots (22.2 km/h) |
Complement | 85 |
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