HMCS Halifax (K237)

History
HMCS Halifax, circa 1943–1945.
Canada
Name	Halifax
Namesake	Halifax, Nova Scotia
Builder	Collingwood Shipyards Ltd., Collingwood
Laid down	26 April 1941
Launched	4 October 1941
Commissioned	26 November 1941
Decommissioned	12 July 1945
Identification	Pennant number: K237
Honours & awards	Atlantic 1942–45
Fate	Sold in 1945 as mercantile Halifax for use as salvage vessel
General characteristics
Class & type	Flower-class corvette (Revised)
Displacement	1,015 long tons (1,031 t; 1,137 short tons)
Length	205 ft (62.48 m)o/a
Beam	33 ft (10.06 m)
Draught	15.7 ft (4.79 m)
Propulsion	1940-1941 program single shaft 2 × water tube boilers 1 × double acting triple-expansion reciprocating steam engine 2,750 ihp (2,050 kW)
Speed	16 knots (29.6 km/h)
Range	3,500 nautical miles (6,482 km) at 12 knots (22.2 km/h)
Complement	85
Sensors & processing systems	1 × SW1C or 2C radar 1 × Type 123A or Type 127DV sonar
Armament	1 × BL 4 in (102 mm) Mk.IX gun 2 × .50 cal machine gun (twin) 2 × Lewis .303 cal machine gun (twin) 2 × Mk.II depth charge throwers 4 × depth charge rails with 40 depth charges

HMCS Halifax was a Royal Canadian Navy revised Flower-class corvette which took part in convoy escort duties during the Second World War. She served primarily in the Battle of the Atlantic. She was named for Halifax, Nova Scotia.