HMCS Runnymede
HMCS Runnymede | |
| History | |
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| Canada | |
| Name | Runnymede |
| Namesake | York, Ontario |
| Operator | Royal Canadian Navy |
| Ordered | June 1942 |
| Builder | Canadian Vickers, Montreal |
| Laid down | 11 September 1943 |
| Launched | 27 November 1943 |
| Commissioned | 14 June 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 19 January 1946 |
| Identification | pennant number: K 678 |
| Honours & awards | Atlantic 1944–45 |
| Fate | Sold, hull expended as breakwater 1948 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | River-class frigate |
| Displacement |
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| Length | |
| Beam | 36.5 ft (11.13 m) |
| Draught | 9 ft (2.74 m); 13 ft (3.96 m) (deep load) |
| Propulsion | 2 x Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 2 shafts, reciprocating vertical triple expansion, 5,500 ihp (4,100 kW) |
| Speed |
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| Range | 646 long tons (656 t; 724 short tons) oil fuel; 7,500 nautical miles (13,890 km) at 15 knots (27.8 km/h) |
| Complement | 157 |
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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.
Prince Rupert was ordered in June 1942 as part of the 1942–1943 River-class building program. She was laid down on 11 September 1943 by Canadian Vickers Ltd. at Montreal, Quebec and launched 27 November later that year. She was commissioned into the Royal Canadian Navy on 14 June 1944 at Montreal.