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Sections ◾ Wikipedia ◾ Youtube Agriculture ◾ News ◾ Books Applied ◾ Twitter sciences HMCS Trail was a Flower-class corvette Arts that served with the Royal Canadian Belief Navy during the Second World War. She served primarily in the Battle of the Business Atlantic as a convoy escort. She was named for Trail, British Columbia. Chronology

Culture Contents Education ◾ 1 Background HMCS Trail Environment 2 Construction ◾ History Geography ◾ 3 War service Canada ◾ 4 Post-war service Health ◾ 5 Notes Name: Trail 6 References History ◾ Namesake: Trail, British Columbia Operator: Royal Canadian Navy Humanities Ordered: 14 February 1940 Language Background Builder: Burrard Dry Dock Co. Ltd., Vancouver Law Main article: Flower-class corvette Laid down: 20 July 1940 THE ONE FOR ALL OCCASIONS. Life Flower-class corvettes like Trail serving Launched: 16 October 1940 THE ALL-NEW 2016 BMW X1 xDRIVE28i. with the Royal Canadian Navy during the Commissioned: 30 April 1941 Mathematics Second World War were different from earlier and more traditional sail-driven Out of service: paid off 17 July 1945 Nature corvettes. [4][5][6] The "corvette" Identification: Pennant number: K174 People designation was created by the French for Honours and Atlantic 1941–45, [1] Gulf of St. classes of small warships; the Royal Navy awards: [2] borrowed the term for a period but Lawrence 1942 Politics ▸▸▸ OFFER ENDS FEBRUARY 1 LEGAL discontinued its use in 1877. [7] During the Fate: sold for scrapping. Science hurried preparations for war in the late General characteristics 1930s, Winston Churchill reactivated the Support Wikipedia Society corvette class, needing a name for smaller Class & type: Flower-class corvette (original) [3] A portion of the proceeds from advertising on Digplanet ships used in an escort capacity, in this Technology Displacement: 950 long tons (970 t; 1,060 short goes to supporting Wikipedia. Please add your support [8] for Wikipedia! case based on a whaling ship design. tons) The generic name "flower" was used to Length: 205 ft (62.48 m) designate the class of these ships, which – Searchlight Group in the Royal Navy – were named after Beam: 33 ft (10.06 m) flowering plants. [9] Draught: 11.5 ft (3.51 m) Digplanet also receives support from Searchlight Group. Visit Searchlight Propulsion: Corvettes commissioned by the Royal Single shaft; 2 water tube boilers; Canadian Navy during the Second World War were named after communities for 1 4-cyl. triple expansion steam the most part, to better represent the engine, 2750 hp.; people who took part in building them. Speed: 16 knots (29.6 km/h) This idea was put forth by Admiral Percy Endurance: 3,450 miles at 12 knots, 2,629 W. Nelles. Sponsors were commonly miles at full speed associated with the community for which the ship was named. Royal Navy Complement: 6 officers, 79 men corvettes were designed as open sea Sensors and Radar – SW1C or 2C (later) escorts, while Canadian corvettes were processing Sonar – Type 123A, later developed for coastal auxiliary roles systems: Type 127DV which was exemplified by their

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minesweeping gear. Eventually the Armament: 1 × BL 4-inch (101.6 mm) Canadian corvettes would be modified to Mk.IX single gun allow them to perform better on the open 2 .50 cal mg twin seas. [10] 2 Lewis .303 cal mg twin 2 Mk.II depth charge Construction throwers 2 depth charge rails with 40 Trail was ordered 14 February 1940 as depth charges. part of the 1939–1940 Flower-class Originally fitted with building program. She was laid down by minesweeping gear, later Burrard Dry Dock Co. Ltd. at Vancouver, removed. British Columbia and launched 16 October 1940. [11] She was commissioned into the Royal Canadian Navy at Vancouver 30 April 1941. [12]

During her career, Trail had three major refits. The first took place at Liverpool, Nova Scotia beginning in April 1942 and lasted until June. The second overhaul was done at Lunenburg from mid-July 1943 until September of that year. Her final significant refit took place from mid-July 1944 until 23 October 1944 at Liverpool. During this refit, Trail had her fo'c'sle extended. [11][12] War service

After commissioning, Trail was reassigned to the east coast of Canada and left Esquimalt 31 May 1941. She arrived in Halifax 27 June after transiting through the Panama Canal. In August 1941 she was assigned to Newfoundland Command where she escorted convoys between St. John's and Iceland. During her service with this unit she was part of escort groups 17N, N11, N13 and N12. She remained with Newfoundland Command until April 1942 when she departed for a refit. [12]

After returning to service, Trail joined Halifax Force in June 1942 escorting convoys between Labrador and Quebec City. During her time with Halifax Force, in late August she picked up survivors from the American passenger ship Chatham that had been torpedoed and sunk by U-517 in the Belle Isle Strait. [11] Six days later on 3 September 1942, Trail helped HMCS Shawinigan rescue 17 survivors from the Canadian merchant ship Donald Stewart , which had also been sunk by the U-517 .[11] In November 1942 she was reassigned to the Western Local Escort Force (WLEF). She was assigned to escort group W-6 in June 1943. In April 1944 she was assigned to group W-5 just before departing for her last major refit. In December 1944, after working up, Trail joined escort group W-4, which she remained with for the rest of the war. [12] Post-war service

Following the cessation of hostilities, Trail returned to Canada and was paid off at Sorel, Quebec 17 July 1945. She was sold for scrap and broken up at Hamilton, Ontario in 1950. [3] [12]

Notes

1. ^ "Battle Honours". Britain's Navy . 7. ^ Blake, Nicholas; Lawrence, Richard Retrieved 27 August 2013. (2005). The Illustrated Companion to 2. ^ "Battle Honours 2". Veterans Affairs Nelson's Navy . Stackpole Books. pp. 39 Canada . Retrieved 18 Sep 2013. –63. ISBN 0-8117-3275-4. 3. ^ a b Lenton, H.T.; Colledge, J.J (1968). 8. ^ Chesneau, Roger; Gardiner, Robert (June British and Dominion Warships of World 1980). Conway's All the World's Fighting War II . Doubleday & Company. pp. 201, Ships (1922–1946) . Naval Institute Press. 212. p. 62. ISBN 0-87021-913-8. 4. ^ Ossian, Robert. "Complete List of Sailing 9. ^ Milner, Marc (1985). North Atlantic Run . Vessels". The Pirate King . Retrieved Naval Institute Press. pp. 117–119, 142 13 April 2011. –145, 158, 175–176, 226, 235, 285–291. 5. ^ Fitzsimons, Bernard, ed. (1978). The ISBN 0-87021-450-0. Illustrated Encyclopedia of 20th Century 10. ^ Macpherson, Ken; Milner, Marc (1993). Weapons & Warfare 11 . London: Phoebus. Corvettes of the Royal Canadian Navy pp. 1137–1142. 1939–1945 . St. Catharines: Vanwell 6. ^ Jane's Fighting Ships of World War II . Publishing. ISBN 1-55125-052-7. New Jersey: Random House. 1996. p. 68. 11. ^ a b c d "HMCS Trail (K 174)". Uboat.net . ISBN 0-517-67963-9. Retrieved 27 August 2013.

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12. ^ a b c d e Macpherson, Ken; Burgess, John 1910–1981 : a complete pictorial history of (1981). The ships of Canada's naval forces Canadian warships . Toronto: Collins. pp. 88, 231–232. ISBN 0-00216-856-1.

References

◾ Hazegray. "Flower Class". Canadian Navy of Yesterday and Today . Retrieved 27 August 2013. ◾ Ready, Aye, Ready. "HMCS Trail". Retrieved 27 August 2013.

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