HMCS Caribou (S12)
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| Career (Canada) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMCS Caribou |
| Builder: | Defoe Shipbuilding Company, Bay City, Michigan |
| Launched: | 1928 |
| Commissioned: | 27 May 1940 |
| Decommissioned: | 20 July 1945 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | armed yacht |
| Displacement: | 306 tons |
| Length: | 142 ft (43 m) |
| Beam: | 23 ft (7.0 m) |
| Draught: | 9 ft (2.7 m) |
| Speed: | 11 knots |
| Complement: | 40 |
| Armament: | 1-12 pdr |
| Notes: | Formerly Elfrecia. |
HMCS Caribou (S12) was an armed yacht that served in the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN).
Initially carrying the pennant number S12 and later Z25, she was launched in 1928 in Bay City, Michigan and was commissioned into the RCN on May 27, 1940. She was paid off on July 20, 1945.
