One of the small, speedy corvettes designed for anti-submarine and escort duties. Some months ago Canada undertook to build 70 of these vessels — 6o for Canada and ten for the British Government. A few are already in service. Their normal complement is between 50 and 60 officers and men. Right, a corvette on escort duty heels over as she ploughs through heavy seas.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXI, Issue 127, 31 May 1941, Page 7
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63One of the small, speedy corvettes designed for anti-submarine and escort duties. Some months ago Canada undertook to build 70 of these vessels—6o for Canada and ten for the British Government. A few are already in service. Their normal complement is between 50 and 60 officers and men. Right, a corvette on escort duty heels over as she ploughs through heavy seas. Evening Post, Volume CXXXI, Issue 127, 31 May 1941, Page 7
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