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HMCS Ypres was one of 12 Battle Class trawlers used by the Royal Canadian Navy. Battle Class trawlers were fishing trawlers used by the Royal Canadian Navy. ... The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) was the navy of Canada from 1911 until 1968 when the three branches of the Canadian military were merged into the Canadian Armed Forces. ...

Specifications

Launched: July 16, 1917
Commissined: November 10, 1917; May 1, 1923; 1938
Paid off: 1920; November 1932; May 12, 1940
Displacement: 320 tons
Length: 130 feet
Width: 23.5 feet
Draught: 13.5 feet
Top Speed: 10 knots
Crew: ?
Armament: 1 12 PDR Single mount

Reference

Battle Class trawlers

Category: Royal Canadian Navy trawlers

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