HMCS Arrowhead
HMCS Arrowhead was a Flower-class corvette that was originally commissioned by the Royal Navy but served primarily with the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) during the Second World War. She fought primarily in the Battle of the Atlantic as a convoy escort. She was named for Sagittaria, which is an aquatic water plant that is sometimes known as Arrowhead.
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HMCS Arrowhead
HMCS Arrowhead was a Flower-class corvette that was originally commissioned by the Royal Navy but served primarily with the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) during the Second World War. She fought primarily in the Battle of the Atlantic as a convoy escort. She was named for Sagittaria, which is an aquatic water plant that is sometimes known as Arrowhead.
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HMCS Arrowhead was a Flower-cl ...... sometimes known as Arrowhead.
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1941-05-15
1945-06-27
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commissioning date
1940-11-22
1941-05-15
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laying down
1940-04-11
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1940-01-22
ship beam (μ)
1.00584e+1
ship launched
1940-08-08
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Loaned toCanada1941; returned 1945; sold 1947
returned to theUnited Kingdom1945
top speed (kmh)
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744,907,935
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Ship acquired
Loaned from United Kingdom
Ship armament
*1 × BL Mk.IX single gun
*2 × ...... nesweeping gear, later removed
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Ship honors
Atlantic 1941-45, Gulf of St. Lawrence 1942, 1944
Ship identification
Pennant number: K145
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Ship propulsion
*Single shaft
*2 × fire tube S ...... n reciprocating steam engine
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Ship sensors
*1 × SW1C or 2C radar
*1 × Type 123A or Type 127DV sonar
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HMCS Arrowhead was a Flower-cl ...... sometimes known as Arrowhead.
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HMCS Arrowhead
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Arrowhead
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