| Article number: | 10.11.063 |
Overview of the corvette HMCS Atholl (K15), a so-called “modified Flower-class” escort vessel during the Second World War:
Class: Modified Flower-class corvette (Increased Endurance version)
Builder: Morton Engineering & Dry Dock Co., Québec City
Ordered: 2 January 1942; Keel laid: 15 August 1942; Launched: 4 April 1943; Commissioned: 14 October 1943
Displacement: approx. 970–1,015 tonnes
Dimensions: length 63.5 m; beam 10.1 m; draught 3.35 m
Speed: approx. 16 knots; propulsion via steam engine and single propeller
Crew: approx. 85–109
One QF 4-inch Mk XIX main gun (semi-automatic, anti-aircraft capable)
One 2-pounder ‘pom-pom’ and usually two Oerlikon 20 mm guns (and sometimes additional Lewis or Vickers machine guns)
Anti-submarine armament: Hedgehog mortar, depth charges with throwers and rails
Sonar (ASDIC) and Type 271 radar on the bridge
Bridge raised by one deck and built more robustly
Raised gun platform with Hedgehog cells connected to the wheelhouse
Vertical funnel; compressed air system in the boiler room for a distinctive change in silhouette
Extended forecastle (“fo’c’sle”) for improved seaworthiness and living comfort
Areas of operation & escorts
Sailed to Halifax in early November 1943; refit in December–February 1944
Assigned to Royal Navy Squadron EG‑9 (Londonderry) in February 1944; escorted HX‑281 in March
April 1944 transferred to Canadian Squadron C-4 (Mid-Ocean Escort Force); escort to HX and ON convoys until December 1944
December 1944–April 1945 refit in Sydney and Halifax; thereafter resumed escort duties until June 1945
Decommissioned & scrapped
Decommissioned on 17 July 1945 in Sydney (Nova Scotia)
Registered with the War Assets Corporation; scrapped in 1952 in Hamilton, Ontario
Battle honour: Atlantic 1944–45
Served as the model for the improved Flower class: longer endurance at sea, stronger armament, improved seaworthiness and ASW capabilities
HMCS Atholl (K15) was a robust and versatile modified Flower-class escort vessel built in Canada. With its Hedgehog, improved radar/sonar and raised bridge, it formed an essential part of Allied convoy protection in the harsh conditions of the Atlantic Ocean. Active from late 1943 to mid-1945, she was eventually decommissioned and scrapped.
Specifications:
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Drawing number |
10.11.063 |
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Description |
Corvette HMCS "Atholl", K15, (modified Flower Class) |
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Quality |
4 cross-sections 1:96; side view; deck plan; longitudinal section; English drawing |
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Scale |
1 : 192 |
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Number of sheets A00 |
0 |
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0 |
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Number of A1 sheets |
0 |
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Number of A2 sheets |
1 |
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Number of A3 sheets |
0 |
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Number of A4 sheets |
0 |
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Total number of drawing sheets |
1 |
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Number of A4 text pages |
0 |
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Weight in grams |
0 |
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Details |
Overall length 34 cm |
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