RCN Minesweepers (Lake Class): HMCS Hickory Lake J488/HMCS Larch Lake J489/HMCS Maple Lake J490/HMCS Oak Lake J491/HMCS Pine Lake J492/HMCS Poplar Lake J493/HMCS Spruce Lake J494/HMCS Willow Lake J495

RCN Minesweepers (Lake Class)

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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.

HMCS Pine Lake (J492) (Lake-class). Transferred to USSR T-195 1945.

HMCS Poplar Lake (J493) (Lake-class). Transferred to USSR T-199 1946

HMCS Spruce Lake (J494) (Lake-class). Transferred toUSSR T-202 1946.

HMCS Willow Lake (J495) (Lake-class). Transferred toUSSR T-201 1946.

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HMCS Pine Lake (J491)

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HMCS Pine Lake (J491) (Lake-class).  Transferred to USSR, 20 Sep 1945 as T-195.

HMCS Poplar Lake (J492) (Lake-class).  Launched 10 May 1945.  Transferred to USSR, 9 Jan 1946 as T-199, re-named Termoskop in 1957, re-named LOTs-83 in 1957.

HMCS Spruce Lake (J493) (Lake-class).  Built by Star Shipyards Lt., New Westminster, BC.  Launched 10 Jul 1945. Displacement: 360 tons; Length: 140 feet; Beam 28 ft; Draught: 12.5 feet; Armament: 2-20mm.  Transferred to USSR 19 March 1946 as T-201, re-named Kashalot in 1955.

HMCS Willow Lake (J495) (Lake-class).  Built by Newcastle Shipbuilding Co. Ltd, Nanaimo, BC.  Launched 27 Jul 1945. Transferred to USSR, 11 March 1946 as T-202, re-named SBR-125 in 1956.