HMCS Frontenac (K335)
HMCS Frontenac was a modified Flower-class corvette that served with the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War. She fought primarily in the Battle of the Atlantic as a convoy escort. She was named for Kingston, Ontario, but due to a naming conflict with a Royal Navy vessel, the name Frontenac was chosen to commemorate the city instead of naming it directly. Kingston is the county seat of Frontenac County, Ontario and the site of Fort Frontenac.
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HMCS Frontenac (K335)
HMCS Frontenac was a modified Flower-class corvette that served with the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War. She fought primarily in the Battle of the Atlantic as a convoy escort. She was named for Kingston, Ontario, but due to a naming conflict with a Royal Navy vessel, the name Frontenac was chosen to commemorate the city instead of naming it directly. Kingston is the county seat of Frontenac County, Ontario and the site of Fort Frontenac.
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HMCS Frontenac was a modified ...... nd the site of Fort Frontenac.
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commissioning date
1944-10-26
decommissioning date
1945-07-22
laying down
1943-02-19
length (μ)
6.33984e+1
ship beam (μ)
1.00584e+1
ship launched
1943-06-02
status
Sold for mercantile use
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Ship armament
*1 × QF Mk XIX naval gun
*1 × ...... ge rails with 70 depth charges
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Ship honours
Atlantic 1944-45
Ship identification
Pennant number: K335
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Ship propulsion
* single shaft
* 2 × oil fire ...... reciprocating steam engine
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Ship sensors
*1 Type 271 SW2C radar
*1 Type 144 sonar
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HMCS Frontenac was a modified ...... nd the site of Fort Frontenac.
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