HMCS Spikenard
HMCS Spikenard was a Flower-class corvette that served with the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War. She served primarily in the Battle of the Atlantic as a convoy escort. She was named for the Spikenard flower.
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HMCS Spikenard
HMCS Spikenard was a Flower-class corvette that served with the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War. She served primarily in the Battle of the Atlantic as a convoy escort. She was named for the Spikenard flower.
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HMCS Spikenard was a Flower-cl ...... amed for the Spikenard flower.
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1941-05-15
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1940-12-06
1941-05-15
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laying down
1940-02-24
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1940-01-22
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1.00584e+1
ship launched
1940-08-10
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loaned to Canada 1941; sunk 1942
sunk 10 February 1942
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Ship acquired
Loaned from United Kingdom
Ship armament
*1 × BL Mk.IX single gun
* 2 ...... esweeping gear, later removed.
Ship complement
Ship honours
Atlantic 1941–42
Ship identification
Pennant number: K198
Ship propulsion
*Single shaft;
*2 water tube boilers;
*1 4-cyl. triple expansion steam engine,
Ship sensors
*Radar - SW1C or 2C
*Sonar - Type 123A, later Type 127DV
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HMCS Spikenard was a Flower-cl ...... amed for the Spikenard flower.
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HMCS Spikenard
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Spikenard
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