Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p HMCS St. Catharines was a River-class frigate that served with the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War. She served primarily as a convoy escort in the Battle of the Atlantic. She was named for St. Catharines, Ontario. After the war she was re-purposed as a weather ship for use by the Department of Transport of Canada.St. Catharines was ordered in October 1941 as part of the 1942-1943 River-class building program. She was laid down on 2 May 1942 by Yarrows Ltd. at Esquimalt and launched 5 December later that year. She was commissioned into the Royal Canadian Navy on 31 July 1943 at Esquimalt.. }
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- HMCS_St._Catharines_(K325) abstract "HMCS St. Catharines was a River-class frigate that served with the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War. She served primarily as a convoy escort in the Battle of the Atlantic. She was named for St. Catharines, Ontario. After the war she was re-purposed as a weather ship for use by the Department of Transport of Canada.St. Catharines was ordered in October 1941 as part of the 1942-1943 River-class building program. She was laid down on 2 May 1942 by Yarrows Ltd. at Esquimalt and launched 5 December later that year. She was commissioned into the Royal Canadian Navy on 31 July 1943 at Esquimalt.".