HMCS Loon
HMCS Loon pictured in The Crowsnest magazine, 1962 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Canada | |
| Name | Loon |
| Namesake | Loon |
| Builder | Taylor Boat Works, Toronto |
| Launched | 4 October 1954 |
| Commissioned | 30 November 1955 |
| Decommissioned | 30 August 1965 |
| Identification | PCS 780 |
| Badge | Or, a loon proper, upon a base barry wavy of six azure and or |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Bird-class patrol vessel |
| Displacement | 66 long tons (67 t) |
| Length | 92 ft (28 m) o/a |
| Beam | 17 ft (5.2 m) |
| Draught | 5.3 ft (1.6 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 shaft diesel engines, 1200 bhp |
| Speed | 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Complement | 2 officers, 19 ratings |
| Armament | |
HMCS Loon was a Bird-class patrol vessel of the Royal Canadian Navy. The ship served from 1955 to 1965 before being discarded. The class was designed for harbour patrol.