HMS Statice (K281)
When the United States entered World War II at the end of 1941, the United States Navy found itself deficient in ocean escort-type vessels. A crash building program was instituted; but, to meet more immediate needs, the government contracted with shipbuilding firms in England and Canada to build Flower-class corvette. Vim (PG-99) was one of those British-type escorts. She was launched on 1 April 1943 at the Collingwood Shipyard in Collingwood, Ontario. Nine days later, however, she was transferred to the Royal Navy under the terms of the lend-lease agreement in return for another Flower-class corvette then under construction in Canada. The British renamed her HMS Statice, and she served the Royal Navy under the name through World War II. On 21 June 1946, she was returned to the United Stat
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HMS Statice (K281)
When the United States entered World War II at the end of 1941, the United States Navy found itself deficient in ocean escort-type vessels. A crash building program was instituted; but, to meet more immediate needs, the government contracted with shipbuilding firms in England and Canada to build Flower-class corvette. Vim (PG-99) was one of those British-type escorts. She was launched on 1 April 1943 at the Collingwood Shipyard in Collingwood, Ontario. Nine days later, however, she was transferred to the Royal Navy under the terms of the lend-lease agreement in return for another Flower-class corvette then under construction in Canada. The British renamed her HMS Statice, and she served the Royal Navy under the name through World War II. On 21 June 1946, she was returned to the United Stat
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commissioning date
1943-09-20
length (μ)
ship beam (μ)
1,00584e+1
ship draft (μ)
ship launched
1943-04-01
status
Returned to U.S. Navy custody, 21 June 1946, Sold, 7 May 1947
Transferred to the Royal Navy 20 September 1943
top speed (kmh)
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26.295.989
Wikipage revision ID
694.609.895
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Ship armament
*2 × 3"/50 dual purpose gun mo ...... guns
*2 × depth charge chutes
Ship complement
Ship country
United Kingdom
Ship identification
Pennant number: K281
Ship laid down
In 1943 as Vim
Ship propulsion
two 3-drum express boilers, 2, ...... uilding Co. engine, one shaft.
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When the United States entered ...... as returned to the United Stat
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HMS Statice (K281)
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HMS Statice
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USS Tact (PG-98)
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