HMCS Restigouche (H00)
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For other ships of the same name, see HMCS Restigouche.
| Career (Canada) |  |
|---|---|
| Namesake: | Restigouche River |
| Builder: | Portsmouth Dockyard, Portsmouth; Hawthorn Leslie, Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
| Laid down: | 12 September 1930 |
| Launched: | 30 September 1931 |
| Commissioned: | 15 June 1938 |
| Decommissioned: | 6 October 1945 |
| Honours and awards: |
Atlantic |
| Fate: | scrapped |
| Notes: | Formerly HMS Comet (H00) |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | River class, C class |
| Displacement: | 1,375 tons (1,397 tonnes) standard 1,942 tons (1,974 tonnes) deep |
| Length: | 329 feet (100 m) o/a |
| Beam: | 33 feet (10.1 m) |
| Draught: | 12.5 feet (3.8 m) |
| Propulsion: | 3 x Admiralty 3-drum water tube boilers, Parsons geared steam turbines, 36,000 shp on 2 shafts |
| Speed: | 35.5 kt |
| Range: | 5,500 nmi at 15 kt |
| Complement: | 181 (10 officers, 171 ratings) |
| Armament: |
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HMCS Restigouche (H00) was a River-class destroyer that served in the Royal Canadian Navy from 1938-1945.
She was formerly HMS Comet (H00) of the Royal Navy's C-class and wore pennant H00 during her service.
She was built by Portsmouth Dockyard, Portsmouth and Hawthorn Leslie, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and commissioned into the RN around 1932. She ended her service with the RN on 15 June 1938 when she was commissioned into the RCN.
Restigouche served in the RCN's Atlantic Fleet during World War II escorting convoys SC-101, ON-137, SC-107, ON-147, SC-112, ONS-158, HX-224, KMF-10B, MKF-10B, ON-177, and HX-235 with Escort Group C-4.[1] She was decommissioned on 6 October 1945, and sold to scrappers on 9 November 1945.
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[edit] References
- ^ North Atlantic Run, Marc Milner, 1985, Naval Institute Press ISBN 0-87021-450-0
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