HMCS Lévis (K115)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMCS Levis.
HMCS Lévis was a Royal Canadian Navy Flower-class corvette which took part in convoy escort duties during the Second World War. She was sunk in 1941. She was named for Lévis, Quebec.
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HMCS Lévis sinking after being torpedoed, 19 September 1941 | |
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Name | Lévis |
Namesake | Lévis, Quebec |
Ordered | 24 January 1940 |
Builder | Davie Shipbuilding, Lauzon |
Laid down | 11 March 1940 |
Launched | 4 September 1940 |
Commissioned | 16 May 1941 |
Out of service | 19 September 1941 |
Identification | Pennant number: K115 |
Honours and awards | Atlantic 1941[1] |
Fate | Torpedoed and sunk 19 September 1941 by U-74 while escorting convoy SC-44 east of Cape Farewell at 60-07N, 38-37W. 18 crew killed and 91 rescued. |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Flower-class corvette (original)[2] |
Displacement | 925 long tons (940 t; 1,036 short tons) |
Length | 205 ft (62.48 m)o/a |
Beam | 33 ft (10.06 m) |
Draught | 11.5 ft (3.51 m) |
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Speed | 16 knots (29.6 km/h) |
Range | 3,500 nautical miles (6,482 km) at 12 knots (22.2 km/h) |
Complement | 85 |
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