{|{{Infobox Ship Begin}} {{Infobox Ship Image |Ship image=[[Image:HMCS Trillium Bridge JT-159.jpg|300px]] |Ship caption=Officers on the open bridge of HMCS ''Trillium'' }} {{Infobox Ship Career |Hide header= |Ship country=Canada |Ship flag={{shipboxflag|Canada|naval-1911}} [[Royal Canadian Navy]] |Ship name= |Ship namesake=''[[Trillium]]'' genus of flowering plants |Ship owner= |Ship operator= |Ship registry= |Ship route= |Ship ordered= |Ship awarded= |Ship builder=[[Canadian Vickers|Canadian Vickers Ltd.]], [[Montreal]] |Ship original cost= |Ship yard number= |Ship way number= |Ship laid down=20 Feb 1940 |Ship launched=26 June 1940 |Ship sponsor= |Ship christened= |Ship completed= |Ship acquired= |Ship commissioned=31 October 1940 |Ship recommissioned= |Ship decommissioned= |Ship maiden voyage= |Ship in service= |Ship out of service= |Ship renamed= |Ship reclassified= |Ship refit= |Ship struck= |Ship reinstated= |Ship homeport= |Ship identification= |Ship motto= |Ship nickname= |Ship honours= |Ship honors= |Ship captured= |Ship fate=Returned to the Royal Navy 27 June 1945; and sold for civilian use. |Ship status= |Ship notes= |Ship badge= }} {{Infobox Ship Characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption= |Ship class=[[Flower class corvette|''Flower''-class corvette]] (original)Lenton, H.T. & Colledge, J.J ''British and Dominion Warships of World War II'' (1968) Doubleday & Company pp.201&214 |Ship type= |Ship tonnage= |Ship displacement={{convert|925|LT|t ST|lk=on}} |Ship tons burthen= |Ship length={{convert|205|ft|m|2}}[[Length overall|o/a]] |Ship beam={{convert|33|ft|m|2}} |Ship height= |Ship draught={{convert|11.5|ft|m|2}} |Ship draft= |Ship depth= |Ship hold depth= |Ship decks= |Ship deck clearance= |Ship ramps= |Ship ice class= |Ship power= |Ship propulsion= * single shaft * 2 x fire tube Scotch boilers * 1 x 4-cycle triple-expansion reciprocating steam engine * {{convert|2750|ihp|abbr=on}}
|Ship sail plan= |Ship speed={{convert|16|kn|km/h|1}} |Ship range={{convert|3500|nmi|km|0}} at {{convert|12|kn|km/h|1}} |Ship endurance= |Ship test depth= |Ship boats= |Ship capacity= |Ship troops= |Ship complement=85 |Ship crew= |Ship time to activate= |Ship sensors= * 1 x SW1C or 2C radar * 1 x Type 123A or Type 127DV sonar
|Ship EW= |Ship armament= * 1 x [[BL 4 inch Mk IX naval gun|BL {{convert|4|in|mm|sing=on|sigfig=4}} Mk.IX]] single gun * 2 x .50 cal machine gun (twin) * 2 x [[Lewis gun|Lewis .303 cal machine gun]] (twin) * 2 x Mk.II depth charge throwers * 2 x depth charge rails with 40 depth charges * originally fitted with minesweeping gear, later removed
|Ship armour= |Ship armor= |Ship aircraft= |Ship aircraft facilities= |Ship notes= }} |} '''HMCS ''Trillium'' (K172)''' was a [[Flower class corvette|''Flower''-class corvette]] that served in the [[Royal Canadian Navy]]. She was ordered for the [[Royal Navy]] from [[Canadian Vickers|Canadian Vickers Ltd.]] in [[Montreal]] and laid down on 20 February 1940. She was launched on 26 June 1940, transferred to the [[RCN]], and commissioned on 31 October 1940. She was named after the ''[[Trillium]]'' genus of flowering plants including wakerobin, tri flower, and birthroot. ''Trillium'' escorted trade convoys between [[Halifax Harbour]] and [[Liverpool]] through the [[Battle of the Atlantic (1939–1945)|battle of the Atlantic]]. The ship was returned to the Royal Navy after it escorted the last [[HX convoys|HX convoy]] of the war. It was sold for civilian use as ''Olympic Winner'' in 1950 and renamed ''Otori Maru'' No. 10 in 1956. ===Trans-Atlantic convoys escorted=== {|class="wikitable" !Convoy !Escort Group !Dates !Notes |- |[[SC convoys|SC 35]] & [[HX convoys|HX 134]] | |24 June-4 July 1941{{cite web|url=http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/sc/index.html|title=SC convoys|publisher=Andrew Hague Convoy Database|accessdate=2011-06-19}}{{cite web|url=http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/hx/index.html|title=HX convoys|publisher=Andrew Hague Convoy Database|accessdate=2011-06-19}} |[[Newfoundland (island)|Newfoundland]] to [[Iceland]] |- |[[SC convoys|SC 39]] & [[HX convoys|HX 142]] | |4-12 Aug 1941 |Newfoundland to Iceland |- |[[ON convoys|ON 8]] | |17-24 Aug 1941{{cite web|url=http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/on/index.html|title=ON convoys|publisher=Andrew Hague Convoy Database|accessdate=2011-06-19}} |Iceland to Newfoundland |- |[[SC convoys|SC 59]] | |12-21 Dec 1941 |Newfoundland to Iceland |- |[[ON convoys|ON 50]] | |28 Dec 1941-3 Jan 1942 |Iceland to Newfoundland |- |[[SC convoys|SC 65]] | |20-29 Jan 1942 |Newfoundland to Iceland |- |[[ON convoys|ON 62]] | |6-15 Feb 1942 |Iceland to Newfoundland |- |[[SC convoys|SC 72]] | |7-16 March 1942 |Newfoundland to [[Northern Ireland]] |- |[[ON convoys|ON 78]] | |22 March-3 April 1942 |Northern Ireland to Newfoundland |- |[[SC convoys|SC 95]] |[[Mid-Ocean Escort Force|MOEF group A3]] |8-18 Aug 1942 |Newfoundland to Northern Ireland |- |[[ON convoys|ON 125]] |MOEF group A3 |29 Aug-7 Sept 1942 |Northern Ireland to Newfoundland |- |[[SC convoys|SC 100]] |MOEF group A3 |15-28 Sept 1942 |Newfoundland to Northern Ireland |- |[[ON convoys|ON 135]] |MOEF group A3 |3-15 Oct 1942 |Northern Ireland to Newfoundland |- |[[HX convoys|HX 212]] |MOEF group A3 |23 Oct-1 Nov 1942 |Newfoundland to Northern Ireland |- |[[ON convoys|ON 145]] |MOEF group A3 |10-20 Nov 1942 |Northern Ireland to Newfoundland |- |[[SC convoys|SC 111]] |MOEF group A3 |1-17 Dec 1942 |Newfoundland to Northern Ireland |- |[[ON convoys|ON 156]] |MOEF group A3 |24 Dec 1942-8 Jan 1943 |Northern Ireland to Newfoundland |- |[[HX convoys|HX 223]] |MOEF group A3 |19-31 Jan 1943 |Newfoundland to Northern Ireland |- |[[Convoy ON 166]] |MOEF group A3 |12-25 Feb 1943 |Northern Ireland to Newfoundland |- |[[Convoy SC 121]] |MOEF group A3 |3-12 March 1943 |Newfoundland to Northern Ireland |- |[[ON convoys|ON 175]] |MOEF group A3 |25 March-8 April 1943 |Northern Ireland to Newfoundland |- |[[ON convoys|ON 187]] | |15-22 Aug 1943 |Northern Ireland to Newfoundland |- |[[HX convoys|HX 254]] | |2-9 Sept 1943 |Newfoundland to Northern Ireland |- |[[ON convoys|ON 203]] | |23 Sept-3 Oct 1943 |Northern Ireland to Newfoundland |- |[[HX convoys|HX 260]] | |11-18 Oct 1943 |Newfoundland to Northern Ireland |- |[[ON convoys|ON 209]] | |1-10 Nov 1943 |Northern Ireland to Newfoundland |- |[[HX convoys|HX 266]] | |18-26 Nov 1943 |Newfoundland to Northern Ireland |- |[[ON convoys|ON 215]] | |10-22 Dec 1943 |Northern Ireland to Newfoundland |- |[[HX convoys|HX 272]] | |27 Dec 1943-5 Jan 1944 |Newfoundland to Northern Ireland |- |[[ON convoys|ON 220]] | |16-28 Jan 1944 |Northern Ireland to Newfoundland |- |[[ON convoys|ONS 30]] | |28 Feb-10 March 1944 |Northern Ireland to Newfoundland |- |[[HX convoys|HX 283]] | |19-28 March 1944 |Newfoundland to Northern Ireland |- |[[ON convoys|ON 231]] | |8-17 April 1944 |Northern Ireland to Newfoundland |- |[[ON convoys|ON 253]] | |14-25 Sept 1944 |Northern Ireland to Newfoundland |- |[[HX convoys|HX 311]] | |3-12 Oct 1944 |Newfoundland to Northern Ireland |- |[[ON convoys|ON 262]] | |26 Oct-6 Nov 1944 |Northern Ireland to Newfoundland |- |[[HX convoys|HX 319]] | |14-25 Nov 1944 |Newfoundland to Northern Ireland |- |[[ON convoys|ON 270]] | |5-15 Dec 1944 |Northern Ireland to Newfoundland |- |[[HX convoys|HX 327]] | |24 Dec 1944-2 Jan 1945 |Newfoundland to Northern Ireland |- |[[ON convoys|ON 278]] | |13-14 Jan 1945 |Northern Ireland to Newfoundland |- |[[ON convoys|ONS 43]] | |27 Feb-13 March 1945 |Northern Ireland to Newfoundland |- |[[SC convoys|SC 170]] | |20-30 March 1945 |Newfoundland to Northern Ireland |- |[[ON convoys|ON 296]] | |12-27 April 1945 |Northern Ireland to Newfoundland |- |[[HX convoys|HX 358]] | |25 May-6 June 1945 |Newfoundland to Northern Ireland; the last HX convoy of the war |} ==References== {{reflist}} {{Flower class corvette|original}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Trillium, HMCS}} [[Category:Flower class corvettes of the Royal Canadian Navy]] [[Category:1940 ships]]