A Canadian Midland corvette anchored in an Allied port harbor.
The Canadian Midland corvette (HMCS Midland) had the board number K220, belonged to the Flower class corvettes. Built at Midland Shipyards Ltd. in Midland (Ontario, Canada). Its construction began on March 24, 1941, launched on July 25, 1941, and was accepted into the Royal Canadian Navy on November 7, 1941.
Midland 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.
Midland corvette, armament: one 101.6-mm cannon (BL 4 inch Mk IX) on 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.
Midland corvette, anti-submarine weapons: two stern installations for dropping depth charges (40-70 bombs), 2-4 onboard installations (Mk.II depth charge throwers).
The Midland Corvette participated in escorting convoys between Canada and Great Britain.
The Midland corvette was withdrawn from the Canadian Navy on July 15, 1945.
Midland Corvette photo source: Defense Canada.
Location: Atlantic
Photo time: July 1944