HMCS Suderoy
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| Career |  |
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| Laid down: | 1930, Suderøy IV. Suderøy V. Oslo Norway, Suderøy VI. Middlesborough, UK, and launched as Southern Gem, 1929 |
| Launched: | 1929/1930 |
| Commissioned: | June, 1941 |
| Paid Off: | August, 1945 |
| Fate: | Returned to owners October 1945. Suderøy IV. Condemned and sunk October 1987, Suderøy V. In use as of 2001, Suderøy VI. Sunk January 1983 |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 252 gt |
| Length: | 115 ft. |
| Beam: | 24 ft |
| Draft: | 13 ft |
| Speed: | 9 knots |
| Propulsion: | Suderøy IV. & Suderøy V. , Triple Expansion (Nylands) 750ihp, Suderøy VI, Tripple Expansion (Shields Eng. Co., Northern Shields), 760ihp. |
| Officers: | 4 |
| Crew: | 25 |
After the fall of Norway to Nazi Germany on April 9, 1940, the Norwegian whale factory ship Suderøy and her whale catchers, Suderøy IV. (J03), Suderøy V. (J04), Suderøy VI. (J05) and Star XVI. were ordered to sail to Halifax from Hampton Roads, were they had taken refuge. In June of 1940, at Halifax, Suderøy IV., V. and VI. were chartered from the Norwegian government-in-exile by the RCN, converted and commissioned as Minesweepers.
Suderøy IV served with the Halifax Local Defence Force from June 1941 until paid off in August 1945, and returned to her former owners.
Suderøy V. served with both the St. John's Local Defence Force and the Halifax Local Defence Force from June 1941 until paid off in August 1945, and returned to her former owners.
Suderøy VI. served with the Halifax Local Defence Force from March 1941 until paid off in August 1945, and returned to her former owners to resume her occupation as whale catcher.
[edit] Published sources
- Macpherson, Ken and John Burgess. The Ships of Canada's Naval Forces 1910 - 1985. Collins Publishers: ISBN 0-00-217469-3
- 1939 - 1945, Norwegian Merchant Fleet, web site. [1]
