HMCS St. Thomas (K488)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/HMCS_St._Thomas_(K488)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:armament	gptkb:Hedgehog_anti-submarine_mortar 1 × 4-inch gun depth charge throwers
gptkbp:beam	33 ft
gptkbp:builder	gptkb:Midland_Shipyards_Ltd.
gptkbp:class	gptkb:Modified_Flower-class_corvette
gptkbp:commissioned	1944
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:crewComplement	85
gptkbp:decommissioned	1945
gptkbp:displacement	980 tons
gptkbp:draught	15 ft
gptkbp:fate	sold for mercantile use
gptkbp:launched	1943
gptkbp:length	208 ft
gptkbp:militaryBranch	gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Navy
gptkbp:namedAfter	gptkb:St._Thomas,_Ontario
gptkbp:notableAction	Sank U-877
gptkbp:participatedIn	gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
gptkbp:pennantNumber	gptkb:K488
gptkbp:propulsion	1 shaft, 2 fire tube boilers, 1 triple-expansion steam engine
gptkbp:renamed	gptkb:St._Thomas_(Norwegian_merchant_ship)
gptkbp:role	Convoy escort
gptkbp:scrapped	1971
gptkbp:sells	gptkb:Norway
gptkbp:speed	16 knots
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Hartt_Shipyard
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	HMCS St. Thomas (K488)