HMCS Sackville K-181

HMCS Sackville K-181 (HM24KQ)

Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H Halifax Regional Municipality
Country: Canada
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N 44° 38.588', W 63° 34.928'

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Canadian Naval Memorial Trust

—“A National Historic Site Of Canada” —


Open for viewing daily, 10:00am to 5:00PM
Come visit the ship, on the waterfront,
behind the Maritime Museum Of The Atlantic
HMCS Sackville is the last of 267 Flower Class Corvettes
built for the Allied Navies during WWII.
Of Canada's 123 Corvettes, only 3 were built in the Maritimes,
the rest in various shipyards across the country.
Sackville was built in St. John, NB & commissioned in Dec 1941.
She saw most of her career in the war-long Battle Of The Atlantic,
escorting merchant ships to Europe.
The Battle Of The Atlantic lasted longer & was larger than WWII itself.
She is 950 tons; length 62.5m (205')
breadth 10.0m (33')
draft 3.5m (11')
Come see us and experience life at sea during WWII.
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Lady Somers
Named after the wives of British admirals with a connection to the West Indies, the vessels were affectionately known as the Lady Boats and provided an efficient cargo service for many years. The 4,665-ton Lady Somers had storage space for 9,300 cubic metres of general cargo and approximately 410 cubic metres of refrigerated goods. The western run consisted of monthly summer sailings from Montreal to Bermuda, the



Bahamas, Jamaica and British Honduras before returning. The ships operated out of Halifax during the winter months when the St. Lawrence River was frozen.
Built by Cyril Mitchell
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HM NumberHM24KQ
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Date Added Monday, January 15th, 2018 at 7:01pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)20T E 453835 N 4943473
Decimal Degrees44.64313333, -63.58213333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 44° 38.588', W 63° 34.928'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds44° 38' 35.28" N, 63° 34' 55.68" W
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Closest Postal AddressAt or near Petite Allée, Halifax Nova Scotia B3H, CA
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