HMCS Swansea

HMCS Swansea was a Canadian River-class frigate that was the most successful U-boat hunter in the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War, having a hand in the destruction of four of them. She saw service in the Battle of the Atlantic from 1943 to 1945. Following the war she was refit as a Prestonian-class frigate. She is named for Swansea, Ontario.

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draft 3.9 metre, length 91.9 metre, beam 11.3 metre,
frigate, River-class frigate, Royal Canadian Navy,

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Location: KML, Cluster Map, Maps,

1945-11-02T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1966-10-14T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1942-12-19T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1943-10-04T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1942-07-15T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1948-04-12T00:00:00Z

ship recommissioning

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Canadian Frigate Hmcs Swansea Gets Another U-boat. 1944, Hmcs Swansea Accounted For Her Second U-boat. a Number of Survivors Were Rescued. A24332

Canadian Frigate Hmcs Swansea Gets Another U-boat. 1944, Hmcs Swansea Accounted For Her Second U-boat. a Number of Survivors Were Rescued. A24329

Commander King of HMCS Swansea WWII LAC 3526104

HMCS Swansea off Bermuda 1944 LAC 3194362

Swanseariverclassfrigate

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link	page	naval-history.net page^@	Wikidata
commons	image	Canadian Frigate Hmcs Swansea Gets Another U-boat. 1944, Hmcs Swansea Accounted For Her Second U-boat. a Number of Survivors Were Rescued. A24332	Commons
commons	image	Canadian Frigate Hmcs Swansea Gets Another U-boat. 1944, Hmcs Swansea Accounted For Her Second U-boat. a Number of Survivors Were Rescued. A24329	Commons
commons	image	Commander King of HMCS Swansea WWII LAC 3526104	Commons
commons	image	HMCS Swansea off Bermuda 1944 LAC 3194362	Commons
commons	image	Swanseariverclassfrigate	Commons

HMCS Swansea

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