HMCS Ypres

HMCS Ypres

HMCS Ypres was one of 12 Battle Class trawlers used by the Royal Canadian Navy. In 1940 she was accidentally rammed and sunk by HMS|Revenge|06|2 while in the port of Halifax, Nova Scotia.

References

* [http://www.hazegray.org/navhist/canada/ww1/battle/ Battle Class trawlers]


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