HMCS Charlottetown K-244

Type:
Corvette
Class:
Flower
Builder:
Kingston Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Hull Number:
K-244
Ordered:
March 1941
Commissioned:
December 13, 1941
Keel Laid:
June 7, 1941
Decommissioned:
N/A
Launched:
September 10, 1941
Stricken:
N/A
Fate:

Sunk Sept. 11, 1942 by U-517 (torpedo).

Location: St Lawrence River, 7 miles NW of Cap Chat, Quebec, Canada.
(49.10N - 66.50W)

6 crewmen killed, 58 survivors were picked up by HMCS Clayoquot J-174 but, 1 died onboard
and 3 later died in hospital.
(Roll of Honour)



Dimensions, Machinery and Performance

Length:
205' 4"
Engines:
1 four cylinder vertical triple expansion
Beam:
33'
Boilers:
2 Scotch Marine fire-tube type (oil fired)
Draft:
13' 3" (max)
Shafts:
1
Displacement:
940 std. / 1,195 full
SHP:
2,750
Speed:
16 knots
Crew:
up to 85
Range:
2,650 NM @ 16 knots / 5,000 NM @ 10 knots


Commanders
From
To
Name
Dec. 13, 1941
Sept. 11, 1942
Lt. Commander John W. Bonner RCNR


Class Overview
Builder's Data
Page published Mar. 10, 2007