Canadian light cruiser (ex-Uganda 1939-1952) Quebec 1952-1961

Drawing made by G.J. Frans Naerebout and published in Van Zee tot Zee

Her building as the Crown Colony-class HMS Uganda (C66) at the Vickers-Armstrong Walker shipyard was ordered in 1939, laid down on 20 July, launched on 7 August 1941, commissioned 3 January 1943, handed over to the Royal Canadian Navy as the HMCS Uganda 0n 21 October 1944, decommissioned on 1 August 944, decommissioned and renamed HMCS Quebec (66) on 14 January 1952, de commissioned on 15 June 1956 and broken up in Japan in 1961.

Dimensions 169,3 x 18,9 x 5,0 metres or 555’5” x 62’ x 16.5“ and a displacement of 10.840 (full load) tons. The geared turbines and 4 boilers supplied via 4 screws 72.500 shp allowing a speed of 33 knots. Her crew numbered 907 men. The armament consisted of 3x3-15cm/6” guns, 4x2-4”guns, 4x2-4cm Bofors anti aircraft guns, 3 quadruple 3pd anti aircraft guns (the so-called pom-pom), 6x2-2cm anti aircraft guns. 2x3-21” torpedo tubes and until November 1943 2 Supermarine Walrus seaplanes. She was slightly armoured consisting of: 8,3cm thick main belt, 5,1cm thick deck while turrets and the conning tower were protected by respectively 5,1 and 10,2cm thick armour.