About: HMCS Agassiz

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HMCS Agassiz was a Flower-class corvette of the Royal Canadian Navy. Named after the community of Agassiz, British Columbia, the ship was constructed by Burrard Dry Dock Co. Ltd. in North Vancouver, British Columbia and was launched on 15 August 1940. The corvette was commissioned on 23 January 1941 in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Flower class were initially designed for coastal service during the Second World War, but due to the demands of the Battle of the Atlantic, Agassiz was used primarily as an ocean escort for convoys crossing the Atlantic Ocean in engagements with German submarines. Following the war, the corvette was sold for scrap.

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  • HMCS Agassiz was a Flower-class corvette of the Royal Canadian Navy. Named after the community of Agassiz, British Columbia, the ship was constructed by Burrard Dry Dock Co. Ltd. in North Vancouver, British Columbia and was launched on 15 August 1940. The corvette was commissioned on 23 January 1941 in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Flower class were initially designed for coastal service during the Second World War, but due to the demands of the Battle of the Atlantic, Agassiz was used primarily as an ocean escort for convoys crossing the Atlantic Ocean in engagements with German submarines. Following the war, the corvette was sold for scrap. (en)
  • HMCS Agassiz (K129) (англ. Его Величества Канадский Корабль «») — корвет типа «Флауэр», служивший в КВМС Канады в годы Второй мировой войны. Участвовал в сопровождении транспортных конвоев через Атлантический океан. Назван в честь города Агассиз канадской провинции Британская Колумбия. (ru)
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  • 1941-01-23 (xsd:date)
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  • 1945-06-14 (xsd:date)
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  • 1940-04-29 (xsd:date)
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  • 1940-08-15 (xsd:date)
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  • Sold in 1945 for scrapping
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  • *1 × BL Mk.IX single gun *2 × .50 cal machine gun (twin) *2 × Lewis .303 cal machine gun *2 × Mk.II depth charge throwers *2 × depth charge rails with 40 depth charges *originally fitted with minesweeping gear, later removed (en)
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  • 1941-01-23 (xsd:date)
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  • 47 (xsd:integer)
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  • Canada (en)
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  • 1945-06-14 (xsd:date)
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  • Sold in 1945 for scrapping (en)
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  • Atlantic 1941–45; Gulf of St. Lawrence 1944 (en)
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  • Pennant number: K129 (en)
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  • 1940-04-29 (xsd:date)
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  • o/a (en)
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  • Agassiz (en)
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  • January 1940 (en)
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  • *single shaft *2 × Scotch boilers *1 × 4-cylinder triple-expansion reciprocating steam engine * (en)
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  • *1 × SW1C or 2C radar *1 × Type 123A or Type 127DV sonar (en)
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  • HMCS Agassiz was a Flower-class corvette of the Royal Canadian Navy. Named after the community of Agassiz, British Columbia, the ship was constructed by Burrard Dry Dock Co. Ltd. in North Vancouver, British Columbia and was launched on 15 August 1940. The corvette was commissioned on 23 January 1941 in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Flower class were initially designed for coastal service during the Second World War, but due to the demands of the Battle of the Atlantic, Agassiz was used primarily as an ocean escort for convoys crossing the Atlantic Ocean in engagements with German submarines. Following the war, the corvette was sold for scrap. (en)
  • HMCS Agassiz (K129) (англ. Его Величества Канадский Корабль «») — корвет типа «Флауэр», служивший в КВМС Канады в годы Второй мировой войны. Участвовал в сопровождении транспортных конвоев через Атлантический океан. Назван в честь города Агассиз канадской провинции Британская Колумбия. (ru)
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  • HMCS Agassiz (en)
  • HMCS Agassiz (1940) (ru)
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