 HMCSPeterborough | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Canada | |
| Name | HMCSPeterborough |
| Namesake | Peterborough, Ontario |
| Ordered | June 1942 |
| Builder | Kingston Shipbuilding Co.,Kingston |
| Laid down | 14 September 1943 |
| Launched | 15 January 1944 |
| Commissioned | 1 June 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 19 July 1945 |
| Identification | Pennant number: K342 |
| Honours and awards | Atlantic 1944–45[1] |
| Fate | Sold for mercantile use |
 Dominican Republic | |
| Name | Gerardo Jansen |
| Commissioned | 1947 |
| Decommissioned | 1972 |
| Fate | Scrapped 1972 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | ModifiedFlower-classcorvette |
| Displacement | 1,015long tons (1,031 t; 1,137 short tons) |
| Length | 208 ft (63.4 m)o/a |
| Beam | 33 ft (10.1 m) |
| Draught | 11 ft (3.35 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 16 knots (29.6 km/h) |
| Range | 3,500 nautical miles (6,482 km) at 12 knots (22.2 km/h) |
| Complement | 90 |
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HMCSPeterborough was a modifiedFlower-classcorvette that served in theRoyal Canadian Navy during theSecond World War. She fought primarily in theBattle of the Atlantic as a convoy escort. She was named forPeterborough, Ontario. After the war she was sold to theDominican Navy.
Flower-class corvettes likePeterborough serving with the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War were different from earlier and more traditional sail-driven corvettes.[2][3][4] The "corvette" designation was created by the French as a class of small warships; the Royal Navy borrowed the term for a period but discontinued its use in 1877.[5] During the hurried preparations for war in the late 1930s,Winston Churchill reactivated the corvette class, needing a name for smaller ships used in an escort capacity, in this case based on awhaling ship design.[6] The generic name "flower" was used to designate the class of these ships, which – in the Royal Navy – were named after flowering plants.[7]
Corvettes commissioned by the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War were named after communities for the most part, to better represent the people who took part in building them. This idea was put forth by AdmiralPercy W. Nelles. Sponsors were commonly associated with the community for which the ship was named. Royal Navy corvettes were designed as open sea escorts, while Canadian corvettes were developed for coastal auxiliary roles which was exemplified by their minesweeping gear. Eventually the Canadian corvettes would be modified to allow them to perform better on the open seas.[8]
Peterborough was ordered in June 1942 as part of the 1943–44 Increased Endurance Flower-class building program, which followed the main layout of the 1942–43 program. The only significant difference is that the majority of the 43–44 program replaced the 2-pounder Mk.VIII single "pom-pom"anti-aircraft gun with 2 twin 20-mm and 2 single 20-mm anti-aircraft guns.[8]Peterborough was laid down byKingston Shipbuilding Co. atKingston, Ontario 14 September 1943 and launched 15 January 1944.[9] She was commissioned into the RCN 1 June 1944 at Kingston.[10][11]
After working up inBermuda,Peterborough was assigned to theMid-Ocean Escort Force (MOEF). In September 1944 she was allocated to escort group C-6 as a trans-Atlantic convoy escort. She sailed with her first convoy that month. She remained a MOEF escort for the remainder of the war. She returned to Canada in June 1945.[10]
Peterborough waspaid off 19 July 1945 atSorel, Quebec and laid up. She was transferred to the War Assets Corporation and sold to theDominican Republic in 1947. She was renamedGerardo Jansen. She remained in service until 1972 when she was sold for scrap andbroken up.[10][11]
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