HMCS LAURENTIAN

The History of HMCS LAURENTIAN

The Yorkshire-built King Edward was acquired in 1911 by Canada Steamship Lines and renamed Laurentian. She was sold to the RCN six years later and served as a patrol vessel from May, 1917 to January, 1919. Later transferred to the Department of Marine and Fisheries, she served as a lighthouse supply ship and buoy tender until sold for scrap in 1947.

HMCS LAURENTIAN Statistical Data

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Displacement: 355 tonnes
Length: 149 ft
Width: 24 ft
Draught: 11 ft
Speed: 11 kts
Compliment: Officers and Crew
Arms: 1 - 12 pdr.
Builder: Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Beverley, U.K.
Keel Laid:
Date Launched: 1902
Date Commissioned:
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Keywords: HMCS LAURENTIAN, Royal Canadian Navy Ship, , Class