HMCS Hepatica
HMCS Hepatica was a Flower-class corvette that served primarily with the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War. She saw service in the Battle of the Atlantic as an ocean escort. Originally commissioned into the Royal Navy, she was loaned to Canada in 1941.
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HMCS Hepatica
HMCS Hepatica was a Flower-class corvette that served primarily with the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War. She saw service in the Battle of the Atlantic as an ocean escort. Originally commissioned into the Royal Navy, she was loaned to Canada in 1941.
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HMCS Hepatica was a Flower-cla ...... was loaned to Canada in 1941.
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1941-05-15
1945-06-27
commissioning date
1940-11-12
1941-05-15
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laying down
1940-02-24
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Caveant Hostes Sub Mare Hepaticus Vigilat (Beware Enemy Under The Sea Hepatica Watches)
order date
1940-01-22
ship beam (μ)
1.00584e+1
ship launched
1940-07-06
status
Loaned toCanada1941; returned 1945; scrapped 1948
Returned to the Royal Navy 27 June 1945.
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Ship acquired
loaned from Royal Navy
Ship armament
* 1 × BL Mk.IX single gun
* 2 ...... nesweeping gear, later removed
Ship badge
Bulldog Head within a V
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Ship honours
Atlantic 1940–45; Gulf of St. Lawrence 1942, 1944
Ship identification
Pennant number: K159
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Ship propulsion
* Single shaft
* 2 × fire tube ...... 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 Hepatica was a Flower-cla ...... was loaned to Canada in 1941.
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HMCS Hepatica
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Hepatica
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