HMCS Chicoutimi (K156)

History
HMCS Chicoutimi
Canada
Name	Chicoutimi
Namesake	Chicoutimi, Quebec
Ordered	20 January 1940
Builder	Canadian Vickers Ltd. Montreal
Laid down	5 July 1940
Launched	16 October 1940
Commissioned	12 May 1941
Out of service	16 June 1945
Identification	Pennant number: K106
Honours & awards	Atlantic 1941-44
Fate	Sold for scrapping.
General characteristics
Class & type	Flower-class corvette (original)
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)
Propulsion	single shaft 2 × fire tube Scotch boilers 1 × 4-cycle triple-expansion reciprocating steam engine 2,750 ihp (2,050 kW)
Speed	16 knots (29.6 km/h)
Range	3,500 nautical miles (6,482 km) at 12 knots (22.2 km/h)
Complement	85
Sensors & processing systems	1 × SW1C or 2C radar 1 × Type 123A or Type 127DV sonar
Armament	1 × BL 4-inch (101.6 mm) Mk.IX single gun 2 × .50 cal machine gun (twin) 2 × Lewis .303 cal machine gun (twin) 2 × Mk.II depth charge throwers 2 × depth charge rails with 40 depth charges Originally fitted with minesweeping gear, later removed

HMCS Chicoutimi 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 was named for Chicoutimi, Quebec.