HMCS Royal Mount (K677)
HMCS Royal Mount | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Canada | |
| Name | Royal Mount |
| Namesake | Mount Royal, Quebec |
| Builder | Canadian Vickers Ltd., Montreal |
| Yard number | 179 |
| Laid down | 7 January 1944 |
| Launched | 15 April 1944 |
| Commissioned | 25 August 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 17 November 1945 |
| Identification | Pennant number: K677 |
| Honours & awards | Atlantic, 1944–45 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap 1946 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | River-class frigate |
| Displacement | 1,445 long tons (1,468 t) standard |
| Length | |
| Beam | 36 ft 7 in (11.15 m) |
| Draught | 9 ft 0 in (2.74 m) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | 2 shafts, 5,500 ihp (4,100 kW) |
| Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Range | 7,200 nmi (13,300 km; 8,300 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement | 145 |
| Sensors & processing systems | |
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HMCS Royal Mount was a River-class frigate that served with the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War. She was used primarily as an ocean convoy escort in the Battle of the Atlantic. She was named for Mount Royal, Quebec and was constructed in Montreal by Canadian Vickers. The ship was laid down on 7 January 1944, launched on 15 April and commissioned on 25 August. After the war ended, the ship was placed in reserve until 1947, when the ship was sold for scrap.