Prestonian class frigate

Prestonian class frigate

The "Prestonian"-class ocean escort frigate was a class of 21 frigates that served with the Royal Canadian Navy from 1953-1967.

They were converted from mothballed sclass|River|frigate|1s that had been placed in reserve following the end of World War II. The first vessel to be reactivated and undergo refit was HMCS|Prestonian|FFE 307 which was recommissioned on 28 August 1953. Interestingly, the class did not use sequential pennant numbers.

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References

* [http://www.hazegray.org/navhist/canada/postwar/preston/ "Prestonian"-class frigates - hazegray.org]


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