HMCS Ville de Quebec (K242)

HMCS Ville de Québec
History
Canada
Name	Ville de Québec
Namesake	Quebec City, Quebec
Builder	Morton Engineering and Dry Dock Co., Quebec City
Laid down	7 June 1941
Launched	12 November 1941
Commissioned	24 May 1942
Decommissioned	6 July 1945
Identification	Pennant number: K242
Honours and awards	Atlantic 1942–1944, Mediterranean 1943, English Channel 1944–1945;[1] Gulf of St. Lawrence[2]
Fate	Sold for mercantile use
General characteristics
Class and type	Flower-class corvette (Revised)
Displacement	925 long tons (940 t; 1,036 short tons)
Length	205 ft (62.48 m)o/a
Beam	33 ft (10.06 m)
Draught	11.5 ft (3.51 m)
Propulsion	single shaft 2 × water tube boilers 1 × double acting triple-expansion reciprocating steam engine 2,750 ihp (2,050 kW)
Speed	16 knots (29.6 km/h)
Range	3,500 nautical miles (6,482 km) at 12 knots (22.2 km/h)
Complement	85
Sensors and processing systems	1 × SW1C or 2C radar 1 × Type 123A or Type 127DV sonar
Armament	1 × BL 4-inch (101.6 mm) Mk.IX gun 2 × .50 cal machine gun (twin) 2 × Lewis .303 cal machine gun (twin) 2 × Mk.II depth charge throwers 2 × depth charge rails with 40 depth charges

HMCS Ville de Québec was a Royal Canadian Navy revised Flower-class corvette which took part in convoy escort duties during the Second World War. She fought primarily in the Battle of the Atlantic. She was named for Quebec City, Quebec. Following the war, the ship was sold to commercial interests, in service until 1952.