HMCS Pictou

HMCS Pictou, likely escorting a convoy, circa 1944–1945. Note the merchant ships in the distance
History
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 and awards	Atlantic 1941–45[1]
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 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 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.