CD-class naval drifter
The Canadian naval drifter CD 27 | |
Class overview | |
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Name: | CD-class naval drifter |
Operators: | Royal Canadian Navy |
Built: | 1917–1919 |
Completed: | 37[1] |
General characteristics | |
Type: | Naval trawler |
Displacement: | 99 long tons (101 t)[1] |
Length: | 84 ft (26 m)[1] |
Beam: | 19 ft (5.8 m)[1] |
Draught: | 10 ft (3.0 m)[1] |
Speed: | 9 knots (10 mph; 17 km/h)[1] |
Armament: | 1 × QF 6-pounder (57-mm) gun[1] |
CD-class naval drifters were armed naval drifters built during World War I for the Royal Canadian Navy (CD stood for "Canadian Drifter"). 100 of these were ordered, numbered from CD 1 to CD 100. Of these, 37 were completed. Some were lent to the US Navy and Royal Navy during the Second World War.[2][1]
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