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HMCS is an abbreviation for Her Majesty's Canadian Ship
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HMCS Antigonish was a Canadian frigate of 1445 tons displacement launched in 1944. HMCS Antigonish was powered by two Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 20 knots and carried a complement of 140. She was armed with two 4 inch dual-purpose guns and ten 20 mm anti-aircraft guns.
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HMCS Athabaskan was a British-built Canadian Tribal Class destroyer of 1927 tons displacement launched around 1942 and sunk during the Second World War. HMCS Athabaskan was powered by three Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 36.5 knots and carried a complement of 240. She was armed with eight 4 inch dual-purpose guns; ten 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns and four 21 inch torpedo tubes.
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HMCS Beacon Hill was a Canadian frigate of 1445 tons displacement launched in 1943. HMCS Beacon Hill was powered by two Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 20 knots and carried a complement of 140. She was armed with two 4 inch dual-purpose guns and ten 20 mm anti-aircraft guns.
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HMCS Border Cities was a Canadian minesweeper of 950 tons displacement launched in 1943. HMCS Border Cities was powered by two 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 15 knots and carried a complement of 104. She was armed with one 4 inch dual-purpose gun; four 20 mm Oerlikon guns; one hedgehog anti-ship mortar and two depth charge throwers.
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HMCS Capilano was a Canadian frigate of 1445 tons displacement launched in 1944. HMCS Capilano was powered by two Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 20 knots and carried a complement of 140. She was armed with two 4 inch dual-purpose guns and ten 20 mm anti-aircraft guns.
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HMCS Cayuga was a British-built Canadian Tribal Class destroyer of 1927 tons displacement launched in 1945. HMCS Cayuga was powered by three Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 36.5 knots and carried a complement of 240. She was armed with eight 4 inch dual-purpose guns; ten 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns and four 21 inch torpedo tubes.
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HMCS Charlottetown was a Canadian frigate of 1445 tons displacement launched in 1943. HMCS Charlottetown was powered by two Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 20 knots and carried a complement of 140. She was armed with two 4 inch dual-purpose guns and ten 20 mm anti-aircraft guns.
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HMCS Chebogue was a Canadian frigate of 1445 tons displacement launched and sunk during the Second World War. HMCS Chebogue was powered by two Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 20 knots and carried a complement of 140. She was armed with two 4 inch dual-purpose guns and ten 20 mm anti-aircraft guns.
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HMS Express was a British Eclipse Class destroyer of 1375 tons displacement launched in 1934. She was armed with four 4.7-inch guns; six smaller guns; two depth-charge throwers and eight 21-inch torpedo tubes. She was powered by three Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 36.7 knots and a range of 6000 miles at 15 knots. She carried a crew of 145. HMS Express was also at times fitted as a minelayer during the Second World War, during which time she carried two 4.7-inch guns. In 1943 she was transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy and renamed HMCS Gatineau.
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