HMCS Orillia

	HMCS Orillia
History
Canada
Name	Orillia
Namesake	Orillia, Ontario
Ordered	1 February 1940
Builder	Collingwood Shipyards Ltd. Collingwood
Laid down	4 March 1940
Launched	15 September 1940
Commissioned	25 November 1940
Out of service	paid off 2 July 1945
Identification	Pennant number: K119
Honours and; awards	Atlantic 1941–45
Fate	Scrapped 1951
General characteristics
Class and type	Flower-class corvette (original)
Displacement	925 long tons (940 t; 1,036 short tons)
Length	205 ft (62.48 m)o/a
Beam	33 ft (10.06 m)
Draught	11.5 ft (3.51 m)
Propulsion	Single shaft; 2 × fire tube Scotch boilers; 1 × 4-cycle triple-expansion reciprocating steam engine; 2,750 ihp (2,050 kW);
Speed	16 knots (29.6 km/h)
Range	3,500 nautical miles (6,482 km) at 12 knots (22.2 km/h)
Complement	85
Sensors and ; processing systems	1 × SW1C or 2C radar; 1 × Type 123A or Type 127DV sonar;
Armament	1 × BL 4 in (102 mm) Mk.IX single gun; 2 × .50 cal machine gun (twin); 2 × Lewis .303 cal machine gun (twin); 2 × Mk.II depth charge throwers; 2 × depth charge rails with 40 depth charges; Originally fitted with minesweeping gear, later removed;

HMCS Orillia was a Flower-class corvette that served with the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War. She fought primarily in the Battle of the Atlantic. She was named for Orillia, Ontario.

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