HMCS Wentworth

There has been only one vessel named Wentworth in the Royal Canadian Navy.

HMCS Wentworth (K331) / River-class frigate

Alternatively named for Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, because that name was carried by another Commonwealth ship, HMCS Wentworth was commissioned on 7 December 1943 at Victoria, British Columbia, and arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, 25 January 1944. She left for work-ups in Bermuda, but defects forced her to return and the working-up exercises were eventually carried out in St. Margaret’s Bay, Nova Scotia.

In June 1944, she joined Escort Group C-4, and became Senior Officer’s ship in August. HMCS Wentworth remained continuously on convoy duty until February 1945 when she commenced a major refit at Shelburne, Nova Scotia, between 7 March and 9 August 1945.

HMCS Wentworth was paid off on 10 October 1945 to reserve in Bedford Basin, Nova Scotia, and broken up in 1947 at Sydney, Nova Scotia.

• Builder: Yarrows Ltd., Esquimalt, British Columbia
• Date laid down: 11 November 1942
• Date launched: 6 March 1943
• Date commissioned: 7 December 1943
• Date paid off: 10 October 1945
• Displacement: 1468.2 tonnes
• Dimensions: 91.9 m x 11.1 m x 2.7 m
• Speed: 19 knots
• Crew: 141
• Armament: one 4-inch (102-mm) gun, one 12-pound (5.45 kg) gun, eight 20-mm guns (4 x II), one Hedgehog mortar and depth charges

Battle honours

• Atlantic 1944-1945