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HMCS Lanark (K669 / FFE321) |
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Alternatively named for the town of Perth,
Ontario, because the latter name was used by
another ship, she was commissioned on July
6, 1944, at Montréal, Quebec. The River
Class frigate Lanark arrived at Halifax,
Nova Scotia on July 28. She carried out
work-ups in Bermuda in September and,
returning to Halifax in October, was
assigned to the newly formed Escort Group
C-7, Londonderry, Northern Ireland. She
spent the balance of the European war on
convoy duty, most of that time as Senior
Officer’s ship, and sailed for home in early
June 1945.
In mid-July, she began refit at Liverpool,
Nova Scotia, but this was called off on
August 31, 1945, and the ship was paid off
at Sydney, Nova Scotia, on 24 October.
She was then placed in reserve at Shelburne,
Nova Scotia, but was sold to Marine
Industries Ltd. in 1946. Later re-purchased
by the Royal Canadian Navy, she was
converted to a Prestonian Class ocean escort
1954-55, and on April 26, 1956,
re-commissioned for training purposes on the
east coast. Lanark was paid off for the last
time on March 16, 1965, and broken up at La
Spezia, Italy, the following year.
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Ship Type: Frigate |
Class:
RIVER Class 43-44
Programme |
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Displacement: 1445 Tonnes |
Length:
301.5
Feet |
Breadth:
36.6
Feet |
Draught:
9 Feet |
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Top Speed: 19 Knots |
Pendant Number:
K669 |
# of Officers:
8 |
# of Crew: 133 |
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Armament: 2-4" (1 x II), 4-20mm,
Hedgehog |
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Builder: Canadian Vickers Ltd.,
Montreal. Que. |
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Laid Down: 25-Sep-43 |
Launched:
10-Dec-43 |
Commissioned:
6-Jul-44 |
Paid Off:
24-Oct-45 |
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Remarks: Recommissioned as a
Prestonian Class on 15-Apr-56.
Pendant Number FFE321. Finally Paid Off
19-Mar-65. |
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HMCS Lanark's bell located
at RCL 244 |
River Class K 669 |
Prestonian Class FFE 321 |
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