HMCS Long Branch
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hmcs-long-branch-192-9663166
title:
HMCS Long Branch
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HMCS Long Branch was a modified Flower-class corvette that served in the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War. She was used primarily as a convoy escort in the Battle of the Atlantic. She was laid down as HMS Candytuft but was transferred to the RCN on 5 January 1944 before completion. She was named for Long Branch, Ontario, a village that was eventually amalgamated into Toronto, Ontario.
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Modified Flower-class corvette
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMCS_Long_Branch
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date modified:
2023-01-25T22:57:43Z
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