 HMSPort Quebec under way | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name |
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| Namesake | 1940, 1947:Port of Quebec |
| Owner | |
| Operator |
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| Port of registry |  London |
| Builder | JL Thompson & Sons,North Sands |
| Cost | £207,783 |
| Yard number | 593 |
| Launched | 17 August 1939 |
| Completed | November 1939 |
| Commissioned | 1940 |
| Decommissioned | 1947 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Scrapped, December 1968 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type |
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| Tonnage | 5,936 GRT, 3,452 NRT |
| Length |
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| Beam | 59.7 ft (18.2 m) |
| Depth | 25.2 ft (7.7 m) |
| Decks | 2 |
| Installed power | 1,076NHP |
| Propulsion | |
| Speed | 14.5 knots (27 km/h) |
| Capacity |
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| Sensors & processing systems |
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| Armament |
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HMSPort Quebec was a Britishmotor ship that was designed and launched in 1939 to be therefrigerated cargo shipPort Quebec, but completed in 1940 as an auxuiliaryminelayer. In 1944 she was converted into an aircraft componentrepair ship and renamedHMSDeer Sound. In 1947 she was returned to her owner,Port Line, and completed as acargo ship. She was scrapped inTaiwan in 1968.
J.L. Thompson and Sons built the ship as yard number 593 at their North Sands shipyard inSunderland on theRiver Wear. She was launched on 17 August 1939 and completed that November[1] at a cost of £207,783. She was namedPort Quebec becausePort Line planned to use her on its Montreal, Australia and New Zealand (MANZ) service,[2] which was a joint operation withEllerman & Bucknall and theNew Zealand Shipping Company.[3]
Port Quebec'slength overall was 468.0 ft (142.6 m)[2] and her registered length was 451.0 ft (137.5 m). Her beam was 59.7 ft (18.2 m) and her depth was 25.2 ft (7.7 m). Hertonnages were 5,936 GRT and 3,452 NRT.[4]
She had a singlescrew, driven by a five-cylinder, single-actingtwo-stroke diesel engine built byWilliam Doxford & Sons of Sunderland. It was rated at 1,076NHP[4] and gave her a speed of 14.5 knots (27 km/h).[5]
In 1940 Port LineregisteredPort Quebec inLondon. Her UKofficial number was 167532 and herwireless telegraphcall sign was GWGQ.[6]
In November 1939 theAdmiralty requisitionedPort Quebec and had her completed as an auxiliary minelayer.[1] She was armed with twoQF 4-inch naval gun Mk V, twoQF 2-pounder naval guns, 13Oerlikon 20 mm cannons, and minelaying equipment.[7] She had capacity for 550mines.[5]
In 1940 she wascommissioned as HMSPort Quebec, with thepennant number M59. By mid-August she had joined the 1st Minelaying Squadron atKyle of Lochalsh (port ZA) along with four other auxiliary minesweepers, plus an escort of Royal Navydestroyers.[8]Port Quebec and other members of the 1st Minelaying Squadron laid mines in theNorthern Barrage. The barrage was completed in September 1943.[9]
In 1944Port Quebec was converted into an aircraft component repair ship. She was renamed HMSDeer Sound, and her pennant number was changed to F99.[7] On 1 January 1945 the Admiralty bought the ship from her owners.[1]
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On 24 October 1947 the Admiralty sold the ship back to Port Line, who restored her original namePort Quebec.[1] She was completed as a cargo ship, with only part of her hold space refrigerated. In 1948 her refrigerated capacity was recorded as only 19,084 cubic feet (540 m3).[10] By 1950 this had been doubled to 37,102 cubic feet (1,051 m3),[11] but it was still only a small part of her total hold space.
By 1947Port Quebec's navigation equipment included wirelessdirection finding, anecho sounding device and agyrocompass.[12]radar had been added by 1951,[13] and a position fixing device andradiotelephone by 1959.[14]
In December 1968Port Quebec arrived inKaohsiung inTaiwan to be scrapped.[1]
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