HMCS Baddeck (K147)

History
Canada
Name	Baddeck
Namesake	Baddeck, Nova Scotia
Operator	Royal Canadian Navy
Ordered	22 January 1940
Builder	Davie Shipbuilding, Lauzon
Laid down	14 August 1940
Launched	20 November 1940
Commissioned	18 May 1941
Out of service	4 July 1945
Renamed	Efthai in 1947 Yusuf Z. Alireza in 1948 Evi in 1955[1]
Identification	Pennant number: K147
Honours and awards	Atlantic 1941–45, English Channel 1944–45, Normandy 1944[2]
Fate	Wrecked near Jeddah on 11 March 1966
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General characteristics
Class and 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 and processing systems	1 × SW1C or 2C radar 1 × Type 123A or Type 127DV sonar
Armament	1 × BL 4-inch (101.6 mm) Mk.IX single 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 Originally fitted with minesweeping gear, later removed

HMCS Baddeck was a Flower-class corvette that served with the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War. She served in several theatres of operations during the war. After the war the ship was retired but the ship's name, pennant number and badge continue to be used by the K147 Baddeck Royal Canadian Sea Cadets Corps.