HMCS Fort Erie IV

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:armament 8 x 20 mm Oerlikon guns
2 x 40 mm Bofors guns
4 x 4-inch guns
gptkbp:beam 10.1 meters
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Canadian_Vickers
gptkb:Montreal,_Quebec
gptkbp:celebrates Commemorated in naval history
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Navy
1944
gptkbp:crew 90
gptkbp:decommissioned 1945
1945-06-01
gptkbp:displacement 1,050 tons
gptkbp:endurance 10 days at sea
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap in 1946
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Part of the Flower-class corvettes
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Halifax,_Nova_Scotia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMCS Fort Erie IV
gptkbp:launched 1943
gptkbp:legacy Contributed_to_the_Battle_of_the_Atlantic
gptkbp:length 62.5 meters
gptkbp:name gptkb:HMCS_Fort_Erie_IV
gptkbp:notableEvent Engaged in training exercises
Assisted in anti-submarine patrols
Participated in convoy escort missions
Survived multiple U-boat attacks
Supported_Allied_naval_operations
gptkbp:notablePlayer Capable of laying mines
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:North_Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Navy
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:Diesel_engine
2,500 horsepower
gptkbp:radar Type 271 radar
gptkbp:range 3,500 nautical miles
gptkbp:role Anti-submarine warfare
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:serviceYears 1944-1945
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMCS_Fort_William
HMCS_Fort_Garry
HMCS_Fort_Macleod
HMCS_Fort_St._James
gptkbp:sonar Type 147 sonar
gptkbp:speed 16 knots
gptkbp:torpedoSystem 2 x 21-inch torpedo tubes
gptkbp:type gptkb:Corvette