SMITH'S DOCK COMPANY LTD., SOUTH BANK
| Name | ST. THOMAS (K488), launched as SANDGATE CASTLE (K373) |
| Type | Corvette, 'Castle' class |
| Yard Number | 1126 |
| Launched | 28/12/1943 |
| Completed | 18/05/1944 |
| Off. Number | |
| Engine builder | Shipbuilder |
| Engine type | T. 4cyl. |
| GRT | |
| Length (feet) | 252 |
| Beam (feet) | 36.7 |
| First owner | Royal Canadian Navy |
| History | 1946 CAMOSUN, Union Steamship Co., Vancouver and converted for commercial use. 1835grt. |
| 1958 CHILCOTIN | |
| 1958 YUKON STAR, Alaska Cruise Lines (Union Steamship Co.), Vancouver | |
| 1970 Hulked as floating hotel at Granite Falls, Burrard Inlet. | |
| Fate | 1974 broken up |
For more information and photo see the Redcar and Cleveland Museums website here.
ST. THOMAS as CAMOSUN
... and as YUKON STAR at Seattle in 7/1974, collection of Michael Green
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