HMCS Moncton (K139)

	HMCS Moncton, circa 1942
History
Canada
Name	Moncton
Namesake	Moncton, New Brunswick
Ordered	24 January 1940
Builder	Saint John Dry Dock & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Saint John
Laid down	17 December 1940
Launched	11 August 1941
Commissioned	24 April 1942
Decommissioned	paid off 12 December 1945
Identification	Pennant number: K139
Motto	Resurgam; (Latin:"I shall rise again");
Honours &; awards	Atlantic, 1942-1943
Fate	Sold in 1955 to the Netherlands as mercantile Willem Vinke. Scrapped in 1966 at Santander.
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 in (102 mm) Mk.IX 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 Moncton was a Flower-class corvette that served in the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War. She served on both coasts of Canada. She is named after Moncton, New Brunswick.

History
HMCS Moncton, circa 1942
Canada
Name	Moncton
Namesake	Moncton, New Brunswick
Ordered	24 January 1940
Builder	Saint John Dry Dock & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Saint John
Laid down	17 December 1940
Launched	11 August 1941
Commissioned	24 April 1942
Decommissioned	paid off 12 December 1945
Identification	Pennant number: K139
Motto	Resurgam (Latin:"I shall rise again")
Honours & awards	Atlantic, 1942-1943
Fate	Sold in 1955 to the Netherlands as mercantile Willem Vinke. Scrapped in 1966 at Santander.
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 in (102 mm) Mk.IX 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