HMCS Thiepval
HMCS Thiepval | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Canada | |
| Name | Thiepval |
| Namesake | Battle of Thiepval Ridge |
| Builder | Kingston Shipbuilding Co., Kingston |
| Launched | 1917 |
| Commissioned | 24 July 1918 |
| Decommissioned | 19 March 1920 |
| Recommissioned | 1 April 1923 |
| Fate | Sank 28 February 1930 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Battle-class naval trawler |
| Displacement | 357 long tons (363 t) |
| Length | 130 ft (40 m) |
| Beam | 25 ft (7.6 m) |
| Draught | 13 ft (4.0 m) |
| Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Armament | 1 × QF 12-pounder (76 mm (3 in)) 12 cwt gun |
HMCS Thiepval was one of twelve Battle-class naval trawlers used by the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN). After seeing service on Canada's east coast at the end of the First World War, Thiepval was transferred to the west coast, where she spent the remainder of her career. In 1924, Thiepval visited the Soviet Union and Japan as part of the support efforts for a round-the-world flight attempt. Thiepval struck a rock and sank off the British Columbia coast in 1930, and her wreck has since become a popular attraction for divers.