HMCS Prince Rupert (K 324)
Navy:........................... The Royal Canadian Navy
Type:........................... Frigate
Class:.......................... River
Penant:........................ K 324
Built by:....................... Yarrows Ltd. (Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada
Laid down:.................. 1st August, 1942
Launched:................... 3rd February, 1943
Commissioned:........... 30th August, 1943
Displacement:............. 1370 BRT
Length:........................ 301 feet
Complement:............... 140 men
Armament:................... 2 x 4" guns (2x1)
....................................10 x 20mm guns (2x2, 6x1)
Maximum speed:..........20 Knots
Engines:...................... 2 shaft Reciprocating (4 cyl. V.T.E.)
Power:......................... I.H.P. 5.500
End of service:............ 15th January, 1946
Decommissioned 15th January 1946. Reported sunk as a breakwater at Royston, British Columbia. Some of the ship is still visible.
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