HMCS Antigonish (K661)
HMCS Antigonish was a River-class frigate that served in the Royal Canadian Navy from 1944-1946 and as a Prestonian-class frigate from 1957-1966. She is named for Antigonish, Nova Scotia. Her photo is featured on the cover of the 1994 album Frigate by the band April Wine. Antigonish was ordered 1 February 1943 as part of the 1943-44 River-class building programme. She was laid down by Yarrows Ltd. at Esquimalt on 2 October 1943 and launched 10 February 1944. She was commissioned at Esquimalt into the RCN on 4 July 1944 with the pennant K661.
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HMCS Antigonish (K661)
HMCS Antigonish was a River-class frigate that served in the Royal Canadian Navy from 1944-1946 and as a Prestonian-class frigate from 1957-1966. She is named for Antigonish, Nova Scotia. Her photo is featured on the cover of the 1994 album Frigate by the band April Wine. Antigonish was ordered 1 February 1943 as part of the 1943-44 River-class building programme. She was laid down by Yarrows Ltd. at Esquimalt on 2 October 1943 and launched 10 February 1944. She was commissioned at Esquimalt into the RCN on 4 July 1944 with the pennant K661.
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HMCS Antigonish was a River-cl ...... ly 1944 with the pennant K661.
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commissioning date
1944-07-04
decommissioning date
1946-05-02
1966-11-30
laying down
1943-10-02
length (μ)
8.62584e+1
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order date
1943-02-01
recommissioning date
1957-10-12
ship beam (μ)
1.11252e+1
ship launched
1944-02-10
status
Broken up inJapan, 1968
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Ship armament
*2 × QF /45 Mk. XVI on twin mo ...... ector
*up to 150 depth charges
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Blazon Argent, a bear rampant ...... forepaws a beech bough proper.
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Ship honours
Atlantic 1945; Gulf of St. Lawrence 1944
Ship identification
pennant number: K661
pennant number: FFE 301
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Colours: Gold and black
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HMCS Antigonish was a River-cl ...... ly 1944 with the pennant K661.
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