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on 16 June 1917. Intended for use during the 1917 shipping season, the construction of the vessels was delayed by the entry of the United States into the war. With higher wages found south of the border, a shortage of skilled labour developed in the shipyards, coupled with a shortage of construction
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mounted forward. This was considered to be the smallest gun that stood a chance of putting a surfaced U-boat out of action, and they also carried a small number of
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sailed to the east coast where for the 1918 shipping season, all the Battle-class trawlers were assigned to patrol and escort duties based out of
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in the western Atlantic. Intended to augment anti-submarine patrols off Canada's east coast, these ships were modelled on contemporary British
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The trawler was handed over to the Department of Marine and Fisheries following her decommissioning and converted to a lightvessel, like
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during the First World War that Canadians had been involved in. They cost between $ 155,000 and $ 160,000 per vessel.
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trawlers, since the standard types of Canadian fishing vessels were considered unsuitable for patrol work.
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Johnston, William; Rawling, William G.P.; Gimblett, Richard H. & MacFarlane, John (2010).
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Tucker places the cost at $ 191,000 (adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars, $ 3,371,472)
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The Naval Service of Canada, Its Official History – Volume 1: Origins and Early Years
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Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy
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of 13 feet 5 inches (4.09 m). They were propelled by a steam-powered
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The Seabound Coast: The Official History of the Royal Canadian Navy, 1867–1939
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The RCN's Battle-class trawlers formed part of the Canadian naval response to
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and served as such until being sold for scrap and broken up in 1962.
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Twelve vessels were ordered on 2 February 1917 from two shipyards,
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Adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars, $ 2,736,011 to $ 2,824,270
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Battle-class naval trawler of the Royal Canadian Navy
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Index


Ypres
Battle of Messines
Polson Iron Works Limited
Toronto
Battle-class
naval trawler
triple expansion
knots
QF 12-pounder 12 cwt naval gun
Battle-class
naval trawlers
Royal Canadian Navy
First World War
Department of Marine and Fisheries
lightvessel
broken up
Admiralty
U-boat
threat to merchant shipping
North Sea
Polson Iron Works
Toronto
Canadian Vickers
Montreal
displaced
long tons
long overall
beam
draught

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