HMCS Pictou [SEP] vessel class
HMCS Pictou
HMCS "Pictou" was a Royal Canadian Navy which took part in convoy escort duties during the Second World War. She fought mainly in the Battle of the Atlantic. She was named for Pictou, Nova Scotia.
Background.
Flower-class corvettes like "Pictou" serving with the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War were different from earlier and more traditional sail-driven corvettes. The "corvette" designation was created by the French as a class of small warships; the Royal Navy borrowed
Pictou (disambiguation)
Pictou is a Canadian town in Nova Scotia.
Pictou may also refer to:
- Pictou County, Nova Scotia, one of Nova Scotia's 18 counties.
- HMCS "Pictou" (K146), a "Flower"-class corvette.
- Pictou (electoral district), a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia.
- Pictou (provincial electoral district), a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia.
- Pictou Academy, a secondary school in the town of Pictou.