HMCS Carlplace

HMCS Carlplace
History
Canada
NameCarlplace
NamesakeCarleton Place, Ontario
Ordered1 February 1943
BuilderDavie Shipbuilding, Lauzon
Yard number561
Laid down30 November 1943
Launched6 July 1944
Commissioned13 December 1944
Decommissioned13 December 1945
IdentificationPennant number:K 664
Honours and
awards		Atlantic, 1945[1]
FateSold to Dominican Republic 1946.
Dominican Republic
NamePresidente Trujillo
NamesakeRafael Trujillo
Acquiredpurchased 1946
Commissioned1946
RenamedMella (1962)
HomeportSanto Domingo
IdentificationF 101
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 Carlplace was a River-class frigate that served with the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War. She served primarily as an ocean convoy escort in the Battle of the Atlantic. After the war, she was sold to the Dominican Republic and renamed Presidente Trujillo and in 1962, Mella.

Carlplace was named for Carleton Place, Ontario, a town located in Eastern Ontario. The town's name was considered too long and was shortened.[2]

Carlplace was ordered 1 February 1943 as part of the 1943–1944 River-class building program.[2][3] She was laid down on 30 November 1943 by Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd. at Lauzon and launched 6 July 1944.[3] She was commissioned into the Royal Canadian Navy on 13 December 1944 at Quebec City.[2]

  1. ^ "Battle Honours". Britain's Navy. Retrieved 29 March 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 Carlplace (K 664)". uboat.net. Retrieved 28 March 2014.