Canadian corvette Brandon (HMCS Brandon) anchored in port 1941-1942.
The Canadian Brandon corvette had the board number K149, class – Flower.
Brandon corvette was under construction in Canada: construction began on October 10, 1940, launched on April 29, 1941, accepted into the Canadian Navy on July 22, 1941.
Brandon corvette, 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.
Brandon corvette, armament: one 101.6-mm cannon (BL 4 inch Mk IX) at the bow, at the stern – four 12.7-mm Vickers anti-aircraft machine guns (Vickers 0.5) or one 40-mm Pom-pom anti-aircraft gun (QF 2 pounder 1,6 ″ Pom Pom AA gun), along the sides – two twin 7.7-mm anti-aircraft machine guns Lewis (Lewis 0.303) or two 20-mm automatic anti-aircraft guns “Oerlikon” (Oerlikon). Anti-submarine armament: two aft installations for dropping depth charges (40-70 bombs), 2-4 onboard installations (Mk.II depth charge throwers).
The Brandon corvette was used in the Atlantic to escort Allied sea convoys (notably SC46, NX224, NX251).
The Brandon Corvette was withdrawn from the Canadian Navy on July 22, 1945.
Brandon Corvette photo source: Defense Canada.
Location: Atlantic
Photo time: 1941-1942