Canadian corvette “Calgary” (HMCS Calgary) in the port of Cardiff (Wales, UK) for modernization in January-March 1943.
Corvette Calgary, hull number K231, Flower class. It was built in Canada. Construction began on March 22, 1941, launched on August 23, 1941, accepted into the Canadian Navy on December 16, 1941.
The Calgary corvette was used in the North Atlantic to escort convoys between Halifax and Western Approaches until November 1942. On July 30, 1942, it crew took on board 71 survivors from the British Pacific Pioneer, torpedoed by the German U-132 submarine. In November 1942, the Calgary corvette took part in Operation Torch (the Allied landings in North Africa), until August 1943 it served in the Mediterranean. Since August 1943 it has been in the Atlantic, accompanied by the SC133 convoy. On November 20, 1943, as part of a group of ships, it participated in the sinking of U-536. In June 1944, the Calgary corvette participated in the Allied landings in Normandy. On November 29, 1944, it sank the German submarine U-322 in the English Channel.
The Calgary corvette was withdrawn from the Canadian Navy in the summer of 1945.
Source: Defense Canada / Alberta Maritime Museum.
Location: Cardiff, Wales, UK
Photo time: January-March 1943