HMCS Nanaimo (K101)

	HMCS Nanaimo
History
Canada
Name	Nanaimo
Namesake	Nanaimo, British Columbia
Ordered	14 February 1940
Builder	Yarrows Ltd., Esquimalt
Laid down	27 April 1940
Launched	28 October 1940
Commissioned	26 April 1941
Out of service	28 September 1945
Identification	Pennant number: K101
Honours &; awards	Atlantic 1941–44 Gulf of St. Lawrence 1944
Fate	Sold for mercantile use 1953. Scrapped 1966.
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 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 Nanaimo was a Flower-class corvette that served with the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War. She served on both coasts during the war. She was named for Nanaimo, British Columbia.

History
HMCS Nanaimo
Canada
Name	Nanaimo
Namesake	Nanaimo, British Columbia
Ordered	14 February 1940
Builder	Yarrows Ltd., Esquimalt
Laid down	27 April 1940
Launched	28 October 1940
Commissioned	26 April 1941
Out of service	28 September 1945
Identification	Pennant number: K101
Honours & awards	Atlantic 1941–44 Gulf of St. Lawrence 1944
Fate	Sold for mercantile use 1953. Scrapped 1966.
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 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