HMCS Antigonish

HMCS Antigonish, named for Antigonish, Nova Scotia, was a River-class frigate that served in the Royal Canadian Navy from 1944–1946 and as a Prestonian-class frigate from 1957–1966. Her photo is featured on the cover of the 1994 album Frigate by the band April Wine.

HMCS Antigonish as River-class frigate
History
Canada
NameAntigonish
NamesakeAntigonish, Nova Scotia
Ordered1 February 1943
BuilderYarrows Ltd., Esquimalt
Laid down2 October 1943
Launched10 February 1944
Commissioned4 July 1944
Decommissioned2 May 1946
IdentificationPennant number: K661
Recommissioned12 October 1957
Decommissioned30 November 1966
ReclassifiedPrestonian-class frigate
Identificationpennant number: FFE 301
MottoBe worthy
Honours and
awards		Atlantic 1945; Gulf of St. Lawrence 1944
FateBroken up in Japan, 1968
NotesColours: Gold and black
BadgeBlazon Argent, a bear rampant sable, langued gules, grasping and breaking with its forepaws a beech bough proper.
General characteristics
Class and typeRiver-class frigate
Displacement
  • 1,445 long tons (1,468 t; 1,618 short tons)
  • 2,110 long tons (2,140 t; 2,360 short tons) (deep load)
Length
  • 283 ft (86.26 m) p/p
  • 301.25 ft (91.82 m)o/a
Beam36.5 ft (11.13 m)
Draught9 ft (2.74 m); 13 ft (3.96 m) (deep load)
Propulsion2 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 2 shafts, reciprocating vertical triple expansion, 5,500 ihp (4,100 kW)
Speed
  • 20 knots (37.0 km/h)
  • 20.5 knots (38.0 km/h) (turbine ships)
Range646 long tons (656 t; 724 short tons) oil fuel; 7,500 nautical miles (13,890 km) at 15 knots (27.8 km/h)
Complement157
Armament
  • 2 × QF 4 in (102 mm)/45 Mk. XVI on twin mount HA/LA Mk.XIX
  • 1 × QF 12 pdr (3 in (76 mm)) 12 cwt /40 Mk. V on mounting HA/LA Mk.IX (not all ships)
  • 8 × 20 mm QF Oerlikon A/A on twin mounts Mk.V
  • 1 × Hedgehog 24 spigot A/S projector
  • up to 150 depth charges

Antigonish was ordered 1 February 1943 as part of the 1943–44 River-class building programme. She was laid down by Yarrows Ltd. at Esquimalt, British Columbia on 2 October 1943 and launched 10 February 1944. She was commissioned at Esquimalt into the RCN on 4 July 1944 with the pennant K661.

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