RapidFireWeb RCN Minesweepers (Bangor class): HMCS Mahone (J159), HMCS Malpeque (J148), HMCS Medicine Hat (J256), HMCS Melville (J263) HMCS Mahone (J159) (DND Photo) HMCS Mahone (J159) (Bangor-class). Commissioned at Vancouver on 29 Sep 1941, she left Esquimalt on 11 Nov 1941 for Halifax, when upon her arrival on 17 Dec 1941, she was assigned to WLEF. Between … Read more
RCN Minesweepers (Bangor Class): HMCS Noranda (J265), HMCS Outarde (J161), HMCS Port Hope J280, HMCS Quatsino (J152) HMCS Noranda (J265) (DND Photo) HMCS Noranda (J265) (Bangor-class). Built at Levis, Quebec, she was commissioned at Quebec City on 15 May 1942. Noranda arrived at Halifax on 30 May 1942, and after working up at Pictou was … Read more
RCN Minesweepers (Bangor Class): HMCS Quinte (J166), HMCS Red Deer (J255), HMCS Sarnia (J309), HMCS Stratford (J310), HMCS Swift Current (J254) HMCS Quinte (J166) (DND Photo) HMCS Quinte (J166) (Bangor-class). Commissioned at Vancouver on 30 Aug 1941, HMCS Quinte left Esquimalt 10 Oct 1941 for Halifax, arriving on 14 Nov 1941. She was assigned at … Read more
RCN Minesweepers (Bangor Class): HMCS Thunder (J156), HMCS Transcona (J271). HMCS Trois-Rivières (J269), HMCS Truro (J268) HMCS Thunder (J156) (Fred Ambrose Photo) HMCS Thunder (J156) (Bangor-class). Built at Toronto, she was commissioned there on 14 Oct 1941. HMCS Thunder arrived at Halifax 30 Oct 1941. After working up, she joined Sydney Force, but in Jan … Read more
RCN Minesweepers (Bangor Class): HMCS Ungava (J149), HMCS Vegreville (J257), HMCS Wasaga (J162), HMCS Westmount (J318) HMCS Ungava (J149) (Rod Henderson Photo) HMCS Ungava (J149) (Bangor-class). Built by North Vancouver Ship Repairs Ltd., she was commissioned at Vancouver on 05 Sep 1941. HMCS Ungava left Esquimalt on 10 Oct 1941 for Halifax, arriving on 14 … Read more
RCN Minesweepers (Bay Class): HMCS Chaleur (MCB 144) (I), HMCS Chaleur (MCB 164) (II), HMCS Chignecto (MCB 156) (II), HMCS Chignecto (MCB 160) (III), HMCS Comox (MCB 146) (II), HMCS Cowichan (MCB 147) (II), HMCS Cowichan (MCB 162) (III) HMCS Chaleur (MCB 144) (I) HMCS Chaleur (MCB 164) (II) HMCS Chignecto (MCB 156) (II) (DND Photo) … Read more
RCN Minesweepers (Bay Class): HMCS Fortune (MCB 151), HMCS Fundy (MCB 145) (II), HMCS Fundy (MCB 159) (III), HMCS Gaspé (MCB 143) (II), HMCS James Bay (MCB 152), HMCS Miramichi (MCB 150) (II), HMCS Miramichi (MCB 163) (III) HMCS Fortune (MCB 151) (DND Photo via the CFB Esquimalt Naval Museum) HMCS Fortune (MCB 151). HMCS … Read more
RCN Minesweepers (Bay Class): HMCS Quinte (MCB 149) (II), HMCS Resolute (MCB 154), HMCS Thunder (MCB 153) (II), HMCS Thunder (MCB 161) (III), HMCS Trinity (MCB 157), HMCS Ungava (MCB 148) (II) HMCS Quinte (MCB 149) (II) HMCS Resolute (MCB 154) (DND Photo) HMCS Resolute (MCB 154) HMCS Thunder (MCB 153) (II) (Brian Dobing Photo) … Read more
Minesweepers HMCS Constance (converted from civilian use); HMCS Curlew (converted from civilian use); HMCS Petrel (converted from civilian use) HMCS Constance (Library and Archives Canada Photo, PA191938) HMCS Constance. She was a commissioned minesweeper of the Royal Canadian Navy during the First World War. Originally built as a fisheries cruiser for the Department of Marine … Read more
RCN Minesweepers (Lake Class): HMCS Hickory Lake (J488), HMCS Larch Lake (J489), HMCS Maple Lake (J490), HMCS Oak Lake (J491) (DND Photo) 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, … Read more
