HMCS Asbestos (K358)
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HMCS Asbestos (K358) was a Flower-class corvette
that served in the Royal Canadian Navy
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Asbestos followed the design of the modified Flower-class corvettes and was ordered from Morton Engineering & Dry Dock Co.. She was laid down on 20 July 1943 and launched on 22 November 1943. She was commissioned into the RCN on 16 June 1944 and arrived at Halifax
on 9 July before moving on to Bermuda
for working up.
Following working up she headed for St John's on 21 August where she joined convoy HXF.307 on 10 September as a member of Escort Group C-2. She continued on as a member of this group on convoy duties until the end of the war in Europe.
Her only commanding officer was Lt. J. Cuthbert, RCNR who was promoted to A/Lt. Cdr. on 1 January 1945, other officers included Chief Engineer Harold "Sanitary" Neff, John Knox, Bill Milroy and her ASCO was JT Parker.
She was decommissioned from the RCN on 8 July 1945 and laid up on Sorel-Tracy, Quebec
. Sold to a Panamanian company in 1947, she was wrecked off Cuba
whilst en route to Panama
on 13 February 1949. The wreck was salvaged and taken to New Orleans, Louisiana
for scrapping in March 1949.
Flower class corvette
The Flower-class corvette was a class of 267 corvettes used during World War II, specifically with the Allied navies as anti-submarine convoy escorts during the Battle of the Atlantic...
that served in the Royal Canadian Navy
Royal Canadian Navy
The history of the Royal Canadian Navy goes back to 1910, when the naval force was created as the Naval Service of Canada and renamed a year later by King George V. The Royal Canadian Navy is one of the three environmental commands of the Canadian Forces...
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Asbestos followed the design of the modified Flower-class corvettes and was ordered from Morton Engineering & Dry Dock Co.. She was laid down on 20 July 1943 and launched on 22 November 1943. She was commissioned into the RCN on 16 June 1944 and arrived at Halifax
City of Halifax
Halifax is a city in Canada, which was the capital of the province of Nova Scotia and shire town of Halifax County. It was the largest city in Atlantic Canada until it was amalgamated into Halifax Regional Municipality in 1996...
on 9 July before moving on to Bermuda
Bermuda
Bermuda is a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. Located off the east coast of the United States, its nearest landmass is Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, about to the west-northwest. It is about south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and northeast of Miami, Florida...
for working up.
Following working up she headed for St John's on 21 August where she joined convoy HXF.307 on 10 September as a member of Escort Group C-2. She continued on as a member of this group on convoy duties until the end of the war in Europe.
Her only commanding officer was Lt. J. Cuthbert, RCNR who was promoted to A/Lt. Cdr. on 1 January 1945, other officers included Chief Engineer Harold "Sanitary" Neff, John Knox, Bill Milroy and her ASCO was JT Parker.
She was decommissioned from the RCN on 8 July 1945 and laid up on Sorel-Tracy, Quebec
Sorel-Tracy, Quebec
Sorel-Tracy is a city in southwestern Quebec, Canada and the geographical end point of the Lake Champlain Valley at the confluence of the Richelieu River and the St. Lawrence River, on the western edge of Lac Saint-Pierre downstream and east of nearby Montreal. The population as of the Canada 2006...
. Sold to a Panamanian company in 1947, she was wrecked off Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
whilst en route to Panama
Panama
Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...
on 13 February 1949. The wreck was salvaged and taken to New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population...
for scrapping in March 1949.