Chipana 1946
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Casma (ex-Stellarton) | Morton, Quebec City, Canada | 11/1943 | 27/4/1944 | 9/1944 // 1946 | sold 7/1969 | |
| Chipana (ex-Strathroy) | Midland, Canada | 11/1943 | 15/6/1944 | 11/1944 // 1946 | sold 7/1969 | |
| Papudo (ex-Thorlock) | Midland, Canada | 9/1943 | 15/5/1944 | 11/1944 // 1946 | sold 5/1967 |
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Displacement standard, t |
1000 |
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Displacement full, t |
1370 |
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Length, m |
57.9 pp 63.5 oa |
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Breadth, m |
10.1 |
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Draught, m |
4.42 deep load |
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No of shafts |
1 |
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Machinery |
VTE, 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
2750 |
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Max speed, kts |
16.5 |
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Fuel, t |
oil 337 |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
7400(10) |
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Armament |
1 x 1 - 102/40 QF Mk XIX, 2 x 2 - 20/70 Oerlikon, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog DCT, 4 DCT, 2 DCR (100) |
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Sensors |
type 268, 276 radars, sonar |
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Complement |
109 |
Ship project history: Canadian-built modified Flower class corvettes purchased from the RCN.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: Chipana was employed as survey ship.
Chipana 1946
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