You have been assigned as an Ordinary Seaman on HMCS Rideau. You will report for duty in January, 1940 after a brief leave.
Your new ship is British built, launched in 1931, and transferred to the RCN in 1937. The "Rideau" displaces 1,397 metric tons, with a length 100 m. It can reach a maximum speed of 36 knots, with a cruising speed 27 knots. It is armed with 3 single mount 4.7 inch guns, one 3 inch anti-aircraft gun, a quad torpedo mount, six 20 mm and 40mm anti-aircraft guns and 60 depth charges. It has a complement of 145 officers and men
