HMCS La Malbaie [SEP] vessel class
HMCS La Malbaie
HMCS "La Malbaie" was a Royal Canadian Navy revised which took part in convoy escort duties during the Second World War. She fought primarily in the Battle of the Atlantic. She was named for La Malbaie, Quebec. She was originally named "Fort William" but her name was changed before commissioning.
Background.
Flower-class corvettes like "La Malbaie" serving with the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War were different from earlier and more traditional sail-driven corvettes. The
HMCS Fort William
Two Canadian naval units have been named HMCS "Fort William".
- (I) was a Second World War renamed "La Malbaie" before commissioning.
- (II) was a Second World War sold to Turkey in 1957 and renamed "Bodrum".