HMCS Long Branch
HMCS Long Branch (sometimes spelled as Longbranch) was a modified Flower-class corvette that served in the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War. She was used primarily as a convoy escort in the Battle of the Atlantic. She was laid down as HMS Candytuft but was transferred to the RCN on 5 January 1944 before completion. She was named for Long Branch, Ontario, a village that was eventually amalgamated into Toronto, Ontario.
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HMCS Long Branch
HMCS Long Branch (sometimes spelled as Longbranch) was a modified Flower-class corvette that served in the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War. She was used primarily as a convoy escort in the Battle of the Atlantic. She was laid down as HMS Candytuft but was transferred to the RCN on 5 January 1944 before completion. She was named for Long Branch, Ontario, a village that was eventually amalgamated into Toronto, Ontario.
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HMCS Long Branch (sometimes sp ...... gamated into Toronto, Ontario.
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1944-01-05
decommissioning date
1945-06-17
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1943-02-27
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6.33984e+1
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1942-07-25
ship beam (μ)
1.00584e+1
ship launched
1943-09-28
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Sold in 1947 as mercantile Rexton Kent II. Scuttled off Canada's Atlantic coast in 1966.
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Ship armament
*1 × BL Mk.IX single gun
*1 × ...... ge rails with 70 depth charges
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Ship commissioned
1944-01-05
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Ship country
Canada
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Ship decommissioned
1945-06-17
Ship fate
Sold in 1947 as mercantile Rexton Kent II. Scuttled off Canada's Atlantic coast in 1966.
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Ship honours
Atlantic 1944-45
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Ship identification
Pennant number: K487
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Ship laid down
1943-02-27
Ship launched
1943-09-28
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Ship name
Long Branch
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Ship ordered
1942-07-25
Ship propulsion
single shaft, 2× oil fired wat ...... on reciprocating steam engine,
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Ship sensors
One Type 271 SW2C radar, one Type 144 sonar
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