HMCS Sackville

HMCS Sackville in October 2006, moored behind the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and restored to her 1944 condition.
History
Canada
NameSackville
NamesakeSackville, New Brunswick
BuilderSaint John Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company Ltd.
Laid down28 May 1940
Launched15 May 1941
Commissioned30 December 1941
Decommissioned8 April 1946
RefitThompson Bros. Machinery Co. Ltd., Liverpool, Nova Scotia, commenced 14 January 1943, machinery replacement, minesweeping gear removed, bridge wings extended to fit Oerlikon 20 mm AA Galveston, Texas, 28 February 1944 – 7 May 1944, forecastle extended, new bridge, hedgehog fitted, mast moved abaft of bridge, new boats, new electronics
IdentificationPennant number: K181
Honours and
awards
Atlantic 1942-44
StatusMuseum ship, Halifax, Nova Scotia
General characteristics
Class and typeFlower-class corvette
Displacement950 tons
Length62.5 m (205 ft 1 in)
Beam10 m (32 ft 10 in)
Draught3.5 m (11 ft 6 in)
PropulsionSingle shaft, 2 fire tube Scotch boilers, 1 4-cyl. triple expansion steam engine, 2,750 hp (2,050 kW)
Speed16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Complement85
Armament
NotesNow a museum ship owned by the Canadian Naval Memorial Trust, moored in season at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic
Official nameHMCS Sackville National Historic Site of Canada
Designated1988

HMCS Sackville is a Flower-class corvette that served in the Royal Canadian Navy and later served as a civilian research vessel. She is now a museum ship located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and the last surviving Flower-class corvette.