HMCS Sackville (K181)

HMCS Sackville (K181) was a Flower-class corvette of the Royal Canadian Navy. She was laid down at Saint John, New Brunswick on 28 May, 1940, launched on 15 May 1941 and commissioned on 30 December, 1941. Like several other Canadian Flower-class corvettes, Sackville was named after a Canadian town, in this case Sackville, New Brunswick.

Related Topics:
Flower-class - Corvette - Royal Canadian Navy - Saint John, New Brunswick - 28 May - 1940 - 15 May - 1941 - 30 December - Sackville, New Brunswick

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

In World War II she protected Atlantic convoys as part of the Second Battle of the Atlantic, escorting them from Saint John's, Newfoundland to Londonderry, Northern Ireland. In September 1943 she took part in the battle of convoys ON-202 and ONS-18 and was damaged, possibly by a torpedo detonated by one of her depth charges. Because of her damage, she was retired from active service and used as a training ship.

Related Topics:
World War II - Atlantic - Convoy - Second Battle of the Atlantic - Saint John's, Newfoundland - Londonderry - Northern Ireland - Convoys ON-202 and ONS-18 - Torpedo - Depth charge

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

She was decomissioned on 8 April, 1946. Most Flower-class corvettes were scrapped after the war. But Sackville had a long career. She spent a long time serving the Canadian Department of Fisheries. Later she was restored to her World War II appearance, and serves as a floating museum in Halifax, Nova Scotia, one of the ports where escorts met their convoys.

Related Topics:
8 April - 1946 - Halifax, Nova Scotia

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~