River-class frigate
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The River class was a class of 151 frigates launched between 1941 and 1944 for use as anti-submarine convoy escorts in the North Atlantic. The majority served with the Royal Navy and Royal Canadian Na
HMCS Waskesiu
Overhead view of USS Natchez
Flower-class corvette
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The Flower-class corvette was a British class of 294 corvettes used during World War II by the Allied navies particularly as anti-submarine convoy escorts in the Battle of the Atlantic. Royal Navy shi
River-class frigate
…civil dockyards using the machinery (e.g. reciprocating steam engines instead of turbines) and construction techniques pioneered in the building of the Flower-class corvettes. Its purpose was to improve on the convoy escort classes in service with the Royal Navy, including the Flower class. Improvements over the…
HMCS Regina, 1942–1943
HMCS Riviere du Loup
Officers on the open bridge of HMCS Trillium
Early Flower corvettes had a mast before the wheel house.