HMCS Edmundston

HMCS Edmundston
History
Canada
NameEdmundston
NamesakeEdmundston, New Brunswick
Ordered14 February 1940
BuilderYarrows Ltd., Esquimalt
Laid down23 August 1940
Launched22 February 1941
Commissioned21 October 1941
Out of service16 June 1945
IdentificationPennant number: K106
Honours &
awards
Atlantic 1942–45, Biscay 1943-44
FateSold for mercantile use. Scrapped 1961
General characteristics
Class & typeFlower-class corvette (original)
Displacement925 long tons (940 t; 1,036 short tons)
Length205 ft (62.48 m)o/a
Beam33 ft (10.06 m)
Draught11.5 ft (3.51 m)
Installed power2,750 ihp (2,050 kW)
Propulsion
  • Single shaft
  • 2 × fire tube Scotch boilers
  • 1 × 4-cylinder triple-expansion reciprocating steam engine
Speed16 knots (29.6 km/h)
Range3,500 nautical miles (6,482 km) at 12 knots (22.2 km/h)
Complement85
Sensors &
processing systems
  • 1 × SW1C or 2C radar
  • 1 × Type 123A or Type 127DV sonar
Armament

HMCS Edmundston 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 a convoy escort. She was named for Edmundston, New Brunswick.