HMCS Runnymede

HMCS Runnymede
History
Canada
NameRunnymede
NamesakeYork, Ontario
OperatorRoyal Canadian Navy
OrderedJune 1942
BuilderCanadian Vickers, Montreal
Laid down11 September 1943
Launched27 November 1943
Commissioned14 June 1944
Decommissioned19 January 1946
Identificationpennant number: K 678
Honours and
awards		Atlantic 1944–45[1]
FateSold, hull expended as breakwater 1948
General characteristics
Class and typeRiver-class frigate
Displacement
  • 1,445 long tons (1,468 t; 1,618 short tons)
  • 2,110 long tons (2,140 t; 2,360 short tons) (deep load)
Length
  • 283 ft (86.26 m) p/p
  • 301.25 ft (91.82 m)o/a
Beam36.5 ft (11.13 m)
Draught9 ft (2.74 m); 13 ft (3.96 m) (deep load)
Propulsion2 x Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 2 shafts, reciprocating vertical triple expansion, 5,500 ihp (4,100 kW)
Speed
  • 20 knots (37.0 km/h)
  • 20.5 knots (38.0 km/h) (turbine ships)
Range646 long tons (656 t; 724 short tons) oil fuel; 7,500 nautical miles (13,890 km) at 15 knots (27.8 km/h)
Complement157
Armament

HMCS Runnymede was a River-class frigate that served with the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War. She served primarily as a convoy escort in the Battle of the Atlantic. She was named for York, Ontario, however due to possible confusion with HMCS West York, her name reflects a connection with that community.[2]

Prince Rupert was ordered in June 1942 as part of the 1942–1943 River-class building program.[2][3] She was laid down on 11 September 1943 by Canadian Vickers Ltd. at Montreal, Quebec and launched 27 November later that year.[3] She was commissioned into the Royal Canadian Navy on 14 June 1944 at Montreal.[2]

  1. ^ "Battle Honours". Britain's Navy. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  2. ^ a b c Macpherson, Ken; Burgess, John (1981). The ships of Canada's naval forces 1910–1981 : a complete pictorial history of Canadian warships. Toronto: Collins. ISBN 0-00216-856-1.
  3. ^ a b "HMCS Runnymede (K 678)". uboat.net. Retrieved 12 April 2014.