HMCS Loon was a Bird-class patrol vessel of the Royal Canadian Navy. The ship served from 1955 to 1965 before being discarded. The class was designed for harbour patrol.
Design Bird-class patrol vessels were designed for harbour patrol, training and anti-submarine warfare. Constructed of wood and aluminum, Loon displaced . She was long overall, with a beam of and a draught of .Gardiner and Chumbley, p. 49
The Bird class were powered by diesel engines creating connected to two shafts. This gave the ships a maximum speed of . Loon was armed with one 20 mm gun and a Hedgehog anti-submarine mortar.Macpherson and Barrie, p. 278
Service Loons keel was laid down by Taylor Boat Works at their yard in Toronto and the vessel was launched on 4 October 1954. The ship was commissioned into the Royal Canadian Navy on 30 November 1955 with the pennant number PCS 780. After commissioning, Loon was used for training purposes. In 1961, Loon was assigned to Atlantic Command as a harbour patrol craft. She was used for air/sea rescue along the west coast of Canada. She was paid off on 30 August 1965.
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External links Bird Class – Radio Fit – Radio Research Paper