HMCS Pictou

History
HMCS Pictou, likely escorting a convoy, circa 1944–1945. Note the merchant ships in the distance
Canada
Name	Pictou
Namesake	Pictou, Nova Scotia
Ordered	22 January 1940
Builder	Davie Shipbuilding, Lauzon
Laid down	12 July 1940
Launched	5 October 1940
Commissioned	29 April 1941
Decommissioned	12 July 1945
Refit	Fo'c's'le extended at New York Navy Yard, New York on 31 March 1944.
Identification	Pennant number: K146
Honours & awards	Atlantic 1941–45
Fate	Sold in 1950 as mercantile Olympic Chaser. Resold in 1956 as mercantile Otori Maru No. 7. Converted in 1963 to a barge.
General characteristics
Class & type	Flower-class corvette
Displacement	925 long tons (940 t; 1,036 short tons)
Length	205 ft (62.48 m)o/a
Beam	33 ft (10.06 m)
Draught	11.5 ft (3.51 m)
Propulsion	single shaft 2 × fire tube Scotch boilers 1 × 4-cycle 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 2 × depth charge rails with 40 depth charges

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