HMCS Charlottetown K-244 |
Type: |
Corvette |
Class: |
Flower |
Builder: |
Kingston Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Kingston, Ontario, Canada |
Hull Number: |
K-244 |
Ordered: |
March 1941 |
Commissioned: |
December 13, 1941 |
Keel Laid: |
June 7, 1941 |
Decommissioned: |
N/A |
Launched: |
September 10, 1941 |
Stricken: |
N/A |
Fate: |
Sunk Sept. 11, 1942 by U-517 (torpedo). |
Dimensions, Machinery and Performance |
Length: |
205' 4" |
Engines: |
1 four cylinder vertical triple expansion |
Beam: |
33' |
Boilers: |
2 Scotch Marine fire-tube type (oil fired) |
Draft: |
13' 3" (max) |
Shafts: |
1 |
Displacement: |
940 std. / 1,195 full |
SHP: |
2,750 |
Speed: |
16 knots |
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Crew: |
up to 85 |
Range: |
2,650 NM @ 16 knots / 5,000 NM @ 10 knots |
Commanders |
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From |
To
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Name |
Dec. 13, 1941 |
Sept. 11, 1942 |
Lt. Commander John W. Bonner RCNR |
Class Overview |
Builder's Data |
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Page published Mar. 10, 2007 |