HMCS Quebec
Name | HMCS Quebec |
Nationality | Canada (Details) |
Period | Cold War |
Type | Cruiser |
SubType | Light Cruiser |
Warship Class | Crown Colony (Details) |
Year Launched | 1941 |
Year Commisioned | 1952 |
Last Year Active | 1956 |
Status | Scrapped |
Credit Link | Link |
History:
UGANDA was re-commissioned on January 14th, 1952 as HMCS QUEBEC. She was moved to her new station on Canada's east coast. Another cruiser, HMCS ONTARIO, which didn't come on steam until the war was over, was stationed on the West Coast.
Canada's entry into the Korean War and commitment of Canadian Army, Royal Canadian Air Force and Royal Canadian Navy units to the British Commonwealth Forces Korea necessitated the reactivation of HMCS Uganda. Beginning in August 1951, the cruiser was refitted and modernized at Esquimalt. The vessel was recommissioned on 14 January 1952 as HMCS Quebec (C31) and moved immediately from Esquimalt to her new station at Halifax to replace units which had departed for Korea
In 1953, QUEBEC was the flag ship under Rear Admiral Bidwell which lead the Canadian ships to Spithead for the coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The Canadian group consisted of a carrier, two cruisers, one destroyer, and two frigates.
Her story ends in June 1956 when she was sold for scrap to the Japanese.
Canada's entry into the Korean War and commitment of Canadian Army, Royal Canadian Air Force and Royal Canadian Navy units to the British Commonwealth Forces Korea necessitated the reactivation of HMCS Uganda. Beginning in August 1951, the cruiser was refitted and modernized at Esquimalt. The vessel was recommissioned on 14 January 1952 as HMCS Quebec (C31) and moved immediately from Esquimalt to her new station at Halifax to replace units which had departed for Korea
In 1953, QUEBEC was the flag ship under Rear Admiral Bidwell which lead the Canadian ships to Spithead for the coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The Canadian group consisted of a carrier, two cruisers, one destroyer, and two frigates.
Her story ends in June 1956 when she was sold for scrap to the Japanese.
Class:
The Crown Colony-class cruisers were a class of light cruisers of the Royal Navy named after Crown Colonies of the British Empire. The first eight are known as the Fiji class, while the last three to be built are commonly referred to as the Ceylon class and were built to a slightly modified design.
Nationality:
Canada is a North American country stretching from the U.S. in the south to the Arctic Circle in the north. Major cities include massive Toronto, west coast film centre Vancouver, French-speaking Montréal and Québec City, and capital city Ottawa. Canada's vast swaths of wilderness include lake-filled Banff National Park in the Rocky Mountains. It's also home to Niagara Falls, a famous group of massive waterfalls.
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