HMCS Chambly
HMCS Chambly was a Flower-class corvette serving in the Royal Canadian Navy. She was ordered from Canadian Vickers Ltd. in Montreal, laid down on 20 February 1940, launched on 29 July, and commissioned on 18 December 1940, named after the city of Chambly, Quebec. Chambly escorted trade convoys between Halifax Harbour and the Western Approaches through the battle of the Atlantic and, together with HMCS Moose Jaw, achieved the RCN's first U-boat kill of the war.
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HMCS Chambly
HMCS Chambly was a Flower-class corvette serving in the Royal Canadian Navy. She was ordered from Canadian Vickers Ltd. in Montreal, laid down on 20 February 1940, launched on 29 July, and commissioned on 18 December 1940, named after the city of Chambly, Quebec. Chambly escorted trade convoys between Halifax Harbour and the Western Approaches through the battle of the Atlantic and, together with HMCS Moose Jaw, achieved the RCN's first U-boat kill of the war.
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HMCS Chambly was a Flower-clas ...... first U-boat kill of the war.
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commissioning date
1940-12-18
decommissioning date
1945-06-20
laying down
1940-02-20
length (μ)
order date
1940-01-20
ship beam (μ)
1.00584e+1
ship launched
1940-07-29
status
sold for civilian use as Sonia Vinke in 1952 and scrapped in 1966.
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Ship armament
*1 × BL Mk.IX single gun
*2 × ...... nesweeping gear, later removed
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Ship country
Ship honours
Atlantic 1941-45
Ship identification
pennant number: K116
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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 Chambly was a Flower-clas ...... first U-boat kill of the war.
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HMCS Chambly
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Chambly
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