HMCS Wetaskiwin

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HMCS Wetaskiwin was a Flower-class corvette of the Royal Canadian Navy that served during the Second World War. She served primarily as a convoy escort in the Battle of the Atlantic. She was named after the city of Wetaskiwin, Alberta. Wetaskiwin was the first Pacific coast built corvette to enter service with the Royal Canadian Navy.

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ARV Victoria
length 62.5 metre, mass 925 long ton, beam 10.1 metre, draft 3.51 metre, speed 16 knot, 
Flower-class corvettecorvetteBurrard Dry DockBolivarian NavyRoyal Canadian Navy


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