HMCS Amherst
HMCS Amherst was a Flower-class corvette of the Royal Canadian Navy. She served primarily in the Battle of the Atlantic on convoy protection duty during the Second World War. She was named for Amherst, Nova Scotia. Following the war, the corvette was sold to the Venezuelan Navy and renamed Federacion. The ship was discarded in 1956.
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HMCS Amherst
HMCS Amherst was a Flower-class corvette of the Royal Canadian Navy. She served primarily in the Battle of the Atlantic on convoy protection duty during the Second World War. She was named for Amherst, Nova Scotia. Following the war, the corvette was sold to the Venezuelan Navy and renamed Federacion. The ship was discarded in 1956.
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HMCS Amherst was a Flower-clas ...... he ship was discarded in 1956.
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1945-07-16
commissioning date
1941-08-05
laying down
1940-05-23
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1940-01-24
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1.00584e+1
ship launched
1940-12-04
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sold to Venezuelan navy
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Ship acquired
purchased from Royal Canadian Navy
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Ship armament
*1 × BL Mk.IX single gun
* 2 ...... esweeping gear, later removed.
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Ship country
Canada
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Venezuela
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Ship endurance
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* at full speed
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Ship fate
sold to Venezuelan navy
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Ship honours
Atlantic 1941-45, Gulf of St. Lawrence 1944
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Ship identification
Pennant number: K148
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Ship laid down
1940-05-23
Ship launched
1940-12-04
Ship name
Amherst
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Federacion
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Ship ordered
1940-01-24
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Ship propulsion
Single shaft;
2 water tube boilers;
1 4-cyl. triple expansion steam engine,
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Ship sensors
*Radar - SW1C or 2C
*Sonar - Type 123A, later Type 127DV
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HMCS Amherst was a Flower-clas ...... he ship was discarded in 1956.
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