West York 1945
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| British-built, 1941 program | ||||||
| Betony, 8/1945 - Sind, 5/1946 - Betony (8/1945-5/1946 - RIM) | K274 | Hall, Aberdeen | 9/1942 | 22/4/1943 | 8/1943 | to Thailand 1947 (Prasae) |
| Bugloss, 2/1945 - Assam (RIM 2/1945) | K306 | Crown, Sunderland | 11/1942 | 21/6/1943 | 11/1943 | BU 1947 |
| Burnet, 5/1945 - Gondwana, 5/1946 - Burnet (5/1945-5/1946 - RIM) | K348 | Ferguson, Glasgow | 11/1942 | 31/5/1943 | 9/1943 | to Thailand 1947 (Bangpakong) |
| Forrest Hill (ex-Ceanothus) (RCN) | K486 | Ferguson, Glasgow | 2/1943 | 30/8/1943 | 12/1943 | BU 1948 |
| Giffard (ex-Buddleia) (RCN) | K402 | Hall, Aberdeen | 11/1942 | 19/6/1943 | 11/1943 | BU 10/1952 |
| Mimico (ex-Bulrush) (RCN) | K485 | Crown, Sunderland | 2/1943 | 11/10/1943 | 2/1944 | sold 1950 |
| British-built, 1942 program | ||||||
| Arabis (RNZN 2/1944 - 1948) | K385 - F85 | George Brown, Greenock | 2/1943 | 28/10/1943 | 2/1944 | BU 8/1951 |
| Arbutus (RNZN 7/1944 - 1948) | K403 - F103 | George Brown, Greenock | 5/1943 | 26/1/1944 | 7/1944 | BU 6/1951 |
| Balm | Hall, Aberdeen | --- | --- | --- | cancelled 11/1942 | |
| Charlock, 1946 - Mahratta (RIM 1946) | K395 | Ferguson, Glasgow | 1942/43 | 16/11/1943 | 3/1944 | wrecked 1947 |
| Long Branch (ex-Candytuft) (RCN) | K487 | Inglis, Glasgow | 2/1943 | 28/9/1943 | 1/1944 | sold 1947 |
| Canadian-built, revised 1942-1943 program | ||||||
| Atholl (RCN) | K15 | Morton, Quebec City, Canada | 8/1942 | 4/4/1943 | 10/1943 | BU 10/1952 |
| Cobourg (RCN) | K333 | Midland, Canada | 11/1942 | 14/7/1943 | 5/1944 | sold 1947 |
| Fergus (ex- RCN Fort Francis) (RCN) | K686 | Collingwood, Canada | 12/1943 | 30/8/1944 | 11/1944 | stricken 7/1945 |
| Frontenac (RCN) | K335 | Kingston, Canada | 2/1943 | 2/6/1943 | 10/1943 | sold 10/1945 |
| Guelph (RCN) | K687 | Collingwood, Canada | 5/1943 | 20/12/1943 | 5/1944 | sold 1945 |
| Hawkesbury (RCN) | K415 | Morton, Quebec City, Canada | 7/1943 | 16/11/1943 | 6/1944 | sold 1950 |
| Lindsay (RCN) | K338 | Midland, Canada | 9/1942 | 4/6/1943 | 11/1943 | sold 1946 |
| Louisburg (RCN) | K401 | Morton, Quebec City, Canada | 1/1943 | 13/7/1943 | 12/1943 | to Dominican Republic 1947 (Juan Alejandro Acosta) |
| Norsyd (RCN) | K520 | Morton, Quebec City, Canada | 1/1943 | 31/7/1943 | 12/1943 | sold 1946 |
| North Bay (RCN) | K339 | Collingwood, Canada | 9/1942 | 27/4/1943 | 10/1943 | sold 1946 |
| Owen Sound (RCN) | K340 | Collingwood, Canada | 11/1942 | 15/6/1943 | 11/1943 | sold 7/1945 |
| Riviere du Loup (RCN) | K357 | Morton, Quebec City, Canada | 1/1943 | 2/7/1943 | 11/1943 | to Dominican Republic 1947 (Juan Bautista Maggiolo) |
| St. Lambert (RCN) | K343 | Morton, Quebec City, Canada | 7/1943 | 6/11/1943 | 5/1944 | sold 1946 |
| Trentonian (RCN) | K368 | Kingston, Canada | 2/1943 | 1/9/1943 | 12/1943 | sunk 22/2/1945 |
| Whitby (RCN) | K346 | Midland, Canada | 4/1943 | 18/9/1943 | 6/1944 | sold 8/1946 |
| Canadian-built, British order for USN (reverse lend-lease) | ||||||
| Comfrey | K277 | Collingwood, Canada | 1/1942 | 28/7/1942 | --- // 11/1942 | to USA at completion (Action) |
| Cornel | K278 | Collingwood, Canada | 1/1942 | 4/9/1942 | --- // 12/1942 | to USA at completion (Alacrity) |
| Dittany (ex-USN Beacon) | K279 | Collingwood, Canada | 1942 | 31/10/1942 | 5/1943 | to USA 6/1946 |
| Flax | K284 | Kingston, Canada | 1942 | 15/6/1942 | --- // 12/1942 | to USA at completion (Brisk) |
| Honesty (ex-USN Caprice) | K285 | Kingston, Canada | 1942 | 28/9/1942 | 5/1943 | to USA 1/1946 |
| Linaria (ex-USN Clash) | K282 | Midland, Canada | 1942 | 18/11/1942 | 6/1943 | to USA 7/1946 |
| Mandrake | K287 | Morton, Quebec City, Canada | 11/1941 | 22/8/1942 | --- // 4/1943 | to USA at completion (Haste) |
| Milfoil | K288 | Morton, Quebec City, Canada | 11/1941 | 22/8/1942 | --- // 3/1943 | to USA at completion (Intensity) |
| Musk | K289 | Morton, Quebec City, Canada | 11/1941 | 15/7/1942 | --- // 12/1942 | to USA at completion (Might) |
| Nepeta | K290 | Morton, Quebec City, Canada | 7/1942 | 27/11/1942 | --- // 7/1943 | to USA at completion (Pert) |
| Privet | K291 | Morton, Quebec City, Canada | 8/1942 | 4/12/1942 | --- // 6/1943 | to USA at completion (Prudent) |
| Rosebay (ex-USN Splendor) | K286 | Kingston, Canada | 1942 | 11/2/1943 | 7/1943 | to USA 3/1946 |
| Smilax (ex-USN Tact) | K280 | Collingwood, Canada | 1942 | 24/12/1942 | 6/1943 | to USA 1/1946 |
| Statice (ex-USN Vin) | K281 | Collingwood, Canada | 1942 | 10/4/1943 | 9/1943 | to USA 6/1946 |
| Willowherb (ex-USN Vitality) | K283 | Midland, Canada | 1942 | 24/3/1943 | 8/1943 | to USA 6/1946 |
| Canadian-built, revised 1943-1944 program | ||||||
| Asbestos (RCN) | K358 | Morton, Quebec City, Canada | 7/1943 | 22/11/1943 | 6/1944 | BU 3/1949 |
| Beauharnois (RCN) | K540 | Morton, Quebec City, Canada | 11/1943 | 11/5/1944 | 9/1944 | sold 1946 |
| Belleville (RCN) | K332 | Kingston, Canada | 1/1944 | 17/6/1944 | 10/1944 | to Dominican Republic 1947 (Juan Bautista Cambiaso) |
| Brampton (RCN) | Morton, Quebec City, Canada | --- | --- | --- | cancelled 12/1943 | |
| Ingersoll (RCN) | K336 | Collingwood, Canada | --- | --- | --- | cancelled 12/1943 |
| Lachute (RCN) | K440 | Morton, Quebec City, Canada | 11/1943 | 19/6/1944 | 10/1944 | to Dominican Republic 1947 (Colon) |
| Listowel (RCN) | K439 | Kingston, Canada | --- | --- | --- | cancelled 12/1943 |
| Meaford (RCN) | Midland, Canada | --- | --- | --- | cancelled 12/1943 | |
| Merrittonia (ex-RCN Pointe Claire) (RCN) | K688 | Morton, Quebec City, Canada | 11/1943 | 24/6/1944 | 11/1944 | wrecked 30/11/1945 |
| Parry Sound (RCN) | K341 | Midland, Canada | 6/1943 | 13/11/1943 | 8/1944 | sold 1950 |
| Peterborough (RCN) | K342 | Kingston, Canada | 9/1943 | 15/1/1944 | 6/1944 | to Dominican Republic 1947 (Gerardo Jansen) |
| Renfrew (RCN) | K452 | Kingston, Canada | --- | --- | --- | cancelled 12/1943 |
| Simcoe (RCN) | Morton, Quebec City, Canada | --- | --- | --- | cancelled 12/1943 | |
| Smith`s Falls (RCN) | K345 | Kingston, Canada | 1/1944 | 19/8/1944 | 11/1944 | sold 1950 |
| Stellarton (RCN) | K457 | Morton, Quebec City, Canada | 11/1943 | 27/4/1944 | 9/1944 | to Chile 1946 (Casma) |
| Strathroy (RCN) | K455 | Midland, Canada | 11/1943 | 15/6/1944 | 11/1944 | to Chile 1946 (Chipana) |
| Thorlock (RCN) | K394 | Midland, Canada | 9/1943 | 15/5/1944 | 11/1944 | to Chile 1946 (Papudo) |
| West York (RCN) | K369 | Midland, Canada | 7/1943 | 25/1/1944 | 10/1944 | sold late 1945 |
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Displacement standard, t |
980 - 1000 |
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Displacement full, t |
1350 - 1370 |
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Length, m |
57.9 pp 62.5 oa Canadian-built ships and Forrest Hill, Giffard, Longbranch, Mimico: 57.9 pp 63.5 oa |
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Breadth, m |
10.1 |
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Draught, m |
4.34 - 4.42 deep load |
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No of shafts |
1 |
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Machinery |
British-built ships: VTE, 2 cylindrical boilers Canadian-built ships: 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 |
British-built ships: 1 x 1 - 102/45 BL Mk IX, 1 x 1 - 40/39 pompom or 1 x 2 - 20/70 Oerlikon, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog DCT, 4 DCT, 2 DCR (72) Canadian-built ships: 1 x 1 - 102/40 QF Mk XIX, 1 x 1 - 40/39 pompom or 2 x 2 - 20/70 Oerlikon, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon or 4 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog DCT, 4 DCT, 2 DCR (100) |
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Sensors |
British-built ships: type 276, 291 radars, sonar Canadian-built ships: type 268, 276 radars, sonar |
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Complement |
109 |
Ship project history: "Flower" with considerably increased fuel stowage. They were built in
Britain and
Canada and differed only by boilers: British-built ships had traditional
fire-tube but Canadian-built ships had water-tube ones.
All 10 ships built in Britain are transferred to Commonwealth navies.
27 corvettes were built for RCN (under 1942-1943
and 1943-1944 programs, the order for 6 ships had cancelled) and, besides, 15
corvettes were built by
British
request for transfer to the USA by "reverse" lend-lease. By the moment of their availability USN did
not feel any more lack in the escorts and
have accepted only 8 corvettes (classified as gunboats), remaining ships have returned
to RN (besides in
lend-lease
frameworks, this time direct).
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: Trentonian 22/2/1945 was sunk by German submarine U1004. Merrittonia was lost as a result of navigating accident 30/11/1945.
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