RapidFireWeb RCN Minesweepers (Bangor Class): HMCS Kentville (J312), HMCS Lachine (J266), HMCS Lockeport (J100) HMCS Kentville (J312) (RCN Photo) HMCS Kentville (J312) (Bangor-class). Built at Port Arthur, Ontario, she was commissioned there on 10 Oct 1942. HMCS Kentville arrived at Halifax on 15 Nov 1942, having escorted a Quebec-Sydney convoy en route. After working up, she … 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 Pine Lake (J492), HMCS Poplar Lake (J493), HMCS Spruce Lake (J494), HMCS Willow Lake (J495) HMCS Pine Lake (J491) (Lake-class). Transferred to USSR, 20 Sep 1945 as T-195. HMCS Pine Lake (J492) (DND Photo) HMCS Poplar Lake (J492) (Lake-class). Launched 10 May 1945. Transferred to USSR, 9 Jan 1946 as T-199, … Read more
