Canadian Amherst corvette (HMCS Amherst) had the board number K148, class – Flower. It was built in Canada.
Amherst corvette construction began on May 23, 1940, launched on December 4, 1940, accepted into the Canadian Navy on August 5, 1941.
Main characteristics: displacement – 925 tons. Length – 62.4-63.4 m, draft – 3.51-3.35 m (depending on modifications), width – 10.06 m. Power plant – two boilers, one propeller. The maximum speed is 16 knots. Cruising range at a speed of 12 knots – 3500 miles. The crew is 85-90 people.
Armament: one 102-mm cannon (BL 4 inch Mk IX) at the bow, at the stern – a 20-mm automatic anti-aircraft gun “Oerlikon” (Oerlikon). Anti-submarine weapons: two aft installations for dropping depth charges (40-70 bombs), 2-4 onboard installations (Mk.II depth charge throwers).
The Amherst corvette was used in the North Atlantic to escort Allied sea convoys between Halifax and the Western approaches.
This Warship was withdrawn from the Canadian Navy in July 1945.
Location: Atlantic
Photo time: 1942