HMCS Regina (K234)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMCS Regina.
HMCS Regina was a Royal Canadian Navy revised Flower-class corvette which took part in convoy escort duties during the Second World War. She fought primarily in the Battle of the Atlantic. She was named for Regina, Saskatchewan.
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HMCS Regina, circa 1942-1943 | |
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Canada | |
Name | Regina |
Namesake | Regina, Saskatchewan |
Builder | Marine Industries. Ltd., Sorel |
Laid down | 22 March 1941 |
Launched | 14 October 1941 |
Commissioned | 22 January 1942 |
Out of service | 8 August 1944 |
Honours and awards | Atlantic 1942–44, Gulf of St. Lawrence 1942, Mediterranean 1943, Normandy 1944, English Channel 1944[1] |
Fate | Torpedoed and sunk on 8 August 1944 by U-667 off Trevose Head at 50-42N, 05-03W. 30 crew members were killed. |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Flower-class corvette |
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)(18.4mph) |
Range | 3,500 nautical miles (6,482 km) at 12 knots (22.2 km/h)(13.8mph) |
Complement | 85 |
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