HMCS Louisburg

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HMCS Louisburg was a modified Flower-class corvette that served with the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War. She fought primarily in the Battle of the Atlantic as a convoy escort. She was named for Louisburg, Nova Scotia. She was the second ship named for the town, the first having been sunk earlier in the war. She was sold to the Dominican Navy after the war.

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K401
speed 16 knot, beam 10.1 metre, mass 925 long ton, length 62.5 metre, draft 3.51 metre, 
Flower-class corvettecorvetteMorton Engineering and Dry Dock CompanyRoyal Canadian Navy


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    1943-01-11T00:00:00Z
    1943-01-11T00:00:00Z
    keel laying
    1943-07-13T00:00:00Z
    1943-07-13T00:00:00Z
    ship launching
    1943-12-13T00:00:00Z
    1943-12-13T00:00:00Z
    ship commissioning
    1945-06-25T00:00:00Z
    1945-06-25T00:00:00Z
    ship decommissioning
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    HMCS Louisburg - modified FlowerHMCS Louisburg - modified Flower
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      commonsimageHMCS Louisburg - modified Flower Commons