RCN Minesweepers (Lake Class): HMCS Hickory Lake (J488), HMCS Larch Lake (J489), HMCS Maple Lake (J490), HMCS Oak Lake (J491)
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HMCS Hickory Lake (J488) (Lake-class). Transferred to USSR, 15 Aug 1945 as T-194.
HMCS Larch Lake (J489) (Lake-class). Transferred to USSR, 1 Nov 1945 as T-198.
HMCS Maple Lake (J490) (Lake-class). Ordered 4 May 1944, cancelled 18 Sep 1944. This vessel completed but not as a warship. It was sold to Norwegian whaling interests and eventually ended up in British Columbia. It ended up as a floating home at Maple Ridge on the Fraser River but sank at its moorings. (Brendan Coyle)
HMCS Oak Lake (J491) (Lake-class). Ordered 4 May 1944, cancelled 18 Sep 1944.