Canadian Weyburn corvette (HMCS Weyburn) goes along the coast. The photo was taken in 1942-1943.
The Weyburn corvette had the board number K173, class – Flower. Built in Canada.
Weyburn corvette, construction started on December 21, 1940, launched on July 26, 1941, accepted into the Canadian Navy on November 26, 1941.
Weyburn 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.
Weyburn 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).
Weyburn corvette, anti-submarine weapons: two aft installations for dropping depth charges (40-70 bombs), 2-4 onboard installations (Mk.II depth charge throwers).
The Weyburn corvette was used in the North Atlantic to escort Allied sea convoys between Halifax and the Western Approaches.
The Weyburn corvette was hit by a sea mine on February 22, 1943 west of Gibraltar and sank.
Weyburn corvette photo source: Defense Canada.
Location: Atlantic Ocean
Photo time: 1942 – 1943