HMCS Saskatchewan (H70)
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| Career |   |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | 17 Mar 1933 |
| Laid down: | 25 Jul 1933 |
| Launched: | 1934-08-29 |
| Commissioned: | 27 Apr 1935 RN
8 February 1944 RCN |
| Decommissioned: | 31 May 1935 RN |
| Fate: | scrapped |
| Struck: | |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 1405 tons |
| Length: | 329 feet (100 m) |
| Beam: | 33 feet (10.1 m) |
| Draught: | 11 feet (3.4 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 shafts;
3 Admiralty 3-drum boilers; 2 Parsons Geared Turbines; 36,000 shp |
| Speed: | 31 kt |
| Range: | |
| Complement: | 13(o), 182(r) |
| Armament: | 3x 4.7" guns
6x 20mm AA 4x 21" torpedo tubes 2x stern DC rails 2x small Hedgehog |
| Motto: | |
| Colours: | |
| Battle Honours: | Atlantic, 1944; Normandy, 1944; ??
plus other honours as Fortune. |
| Badge: | |
HMCS Saskatchewan (H70) (I) was a World War II Canadian River class destroyer of the Royal Canadian Navy.
Built at John Brown Shipbuilding & Engineering Company Ltd., Clydebank to be part of the Royal Navy's Interwar standard F class, she served as the HMS Fortune (H70) until recommissioned into the RCN 31 May 1943.
Saskatchewan joined North Atlantic escort group C3 in August under Cdr Medley RN and continued this duty through year end. 6–30 June1944 she was with the 11th Escort Group providing ASW support to Operation Overlord.
She was decommissioned 27 Jan 1946 and sold for breaking.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- uboat.net re F class
- [http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/4227.html uboat.net re Fortune
- uboat.net re Saskatchewan
- Hazegrey.org
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