HMCS Cap de la Madeleine (K663)
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HMCS Cap de la Madeleine (K663) was a River class frigate
that served in the Royal Canadian Navy
from 1944-1945 and as a Prestonian class frigate
from 1954-1965.
Built by Morton Engineering & Dry Dock Co., Quebec City
, she was commissioned into the RCN on 30 September 1944 with the pennant K663. She was placed in reserve in 1945 and reactivated in 1954. She underwent conversion to a Prestonian class frigate and was recommissioned with pennant 317 on 7 December 1954.
She was paid off by the RCN in May 1965.
I served in HMCS Cap de la Madelaine in 1964. At that time she was armed with Twin 4.7 inches (119.4 mm) guns in A turret, 2 - 40mm Bofors in single mounts on each beam, twin 40mm Bofors in Y turret, and 6 Squid anti-submarine mortars in a quarter deck well. The 20mm Orlikon mounts, Hedgehog thrower and the depth charge racks had been removed.
River class frigate
The River class frigate was a class of 151 frigates launched between 1941 and 1944 for use as anti-submarine convoy escorts in the North Atlantic....
that served in the Royal Canadian Navy
Royal Canadian Navy
The history of the Royal Canadian Navy goes back to 1910, when the naval force was created as the Naval Service of Canada and renamed a year later by King George V. The Royal Canadian Navy is one of the three environmental commands of the Canadian Forces...
from 1944-1945 and as a Prestonian class frigate
Prestonian class frigate
The Prestonian-class ocean escort frigate was a class of 21 frigates that served with the Royal Canadian Navy from 1953-1967.They were converted from mothballed s that had been placed in reserve following the end of World War II. The first vessel to be reactivated and undergo refit was which was...
from 1954-1965.
Built by Morton Engineering & Dry Dock Co., Quebec City
Quebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...
, she was commissioned into the RCN on 30 September 1944 with the pennant K663. She was placed in reserve in 1945 and reactivated in 1954. She underwent conversion to a Prestonian class frigate and was recommissioned with pennant 317 on 7 December 1954.
She was paid off by the RCN in May 1965.
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I served in HMCS Cap de la Madelaine in 1964. At that time she was armed with Twin 4.7 inches (119.4 mm) guns in A turret, 2 - 40mm Bofors in single mounts on each beam, twin 40mm Bofors in Y turret, and 6 Squid anti-submarine mortars in a quarter deck well. The 20mm Orlikon mounts, Hedgehog thrower and the depth charge racks had been removed.