Royal Canadian Navy Armed Trawlers (Isles Class): HMCS Anticosti (T274); HMCS Baffin (T275); HMCS Cailiff (T276); HMCS Ironbound (T284); HMCS Liscomb (T285); HMCS Magdalen (T279); HMCS Manitoulin (T280); HMCS Miscou (T277)
RCN 1931–1949, Armed Trawlers
HMCS Anticosti (T274) (Isles class); HMCS Baffin (T275) (Isles class); HMCS Cailiff (T276) (Isles class); HMCS Ironbound (T284) (Isles class); HMCS Liscomb (T285) (Isles class); HMCS Magdalen (T279) (Isles class); HMCS Manitoulin (T280) (Isles class); HMCS Miscou (T277) (Isles class)
HMCS Anticosti (T274)
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HMCS Anticosti (T274) (Isles class). Built at Collingwood, Ontario for the RN, she was commissioned on 10 Aug 1942 as HMS Anticosti. She was loaned to the RCN, though never commissioned in the RCN; and was manned by RN personnel. She was returned to the RN at Plymouth and paid off on 17 Jun 1945.
HMCS Baffin (T275)
(DND Photo)
HMCS Baffin (T275) (Isles class). Built at Collingwood, Ont. for the RN, she was commissioned on 26 Aug 1942 as HMS Baffin. She was loaned to the RCN, though never commissioned in the RCN; and was manned by RN personnel. She was engaged in minesweeping duties out of Halifax, Nova Scotia. She was decommissioned and returned to the Royal Navy on 20 Aug 1945 . In 1947 she was sold for commercial use under the same name, becoming Niedermehnen in 1952. Subsequently named Kellenhusen, Kairos and Theoxenia, she was scrapped in 1983.
HMCS Cailiff (T276)
(DND Photo)
HMCS Cailiff (T276) (Isles class)
HMCS Ironbound (T284)
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HMCS Ironbound (T284) (Isles class). Built at Collingwood, Ontario for the RN, she was commissioned on 16 Oct 1942 as HMS Ironbound. She was loaned to the RCN, though never commissioned in the RCN; and was manned by RN personnel. Returned to the RN at Plymouth and paid off on 17 Jun 1945 . Sold to civilian use 19 Mar 1946.
HMCS Liscomb (T285)
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HMCS Liscomb (T285) (Isles class). Built for the RN at Kingston, Ont., she was commissioned on 08 Sep 1942 as HMS Liscomb. She was loaned to the RCN, though never commissioned into the RCN; and was manned by RN personnel. Returned to the RN at Plymouth and paid off on 17 Jun 1945. Later sold in 1946 to Norwegian interests and renamed Aalesund.
HMCS Magdalen (T279)
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HMCS Magdalen (T279) (Isles class). Originally built for the RN, she was commissioned as HMS Magdalen on 24 Aug 1942. She was loaned to the RCN, though never commissioned into the RCN; and was manned by RN personnel. Returned to the RN and paid off on 17 Jun 1945. She was sold to civilian use on 2 Jul 1946.
HMCS Manitoulin (T280)
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HMCS Manitoulin (T280) (Iles class). Built at Midland, Ontario for the RN, she was commissioned on 28 Sep 1942 as HMS Manitoulin. She was loaned to the RCN, though never commissioned in the RCN; and was manned by RN personnel. She arrived at Halifax on 04 Apr 1943 to join the Halifax Local Defence Force. Returned to the RN at Plymouth and paid off on 17 Jun 1945, she was later sold for civilian use.
(DND Photo)
HMCS Manitoulin (T280) (Iles class).
(DND Photo)
HMCS Manitoulin (T280) (Iles class).
HMCS Miscou (T277)
(DND Photo)
HMCS Miscou (T277) (Isles class). Built for the RN, she was commissioned on 17 Oct 1942 as HMS Miscou. She was loaned to the RCN, though never commissioned into the RCN; and was manned by RN personnel. Prior to being commissioned as HMS Miscou, she had the names HMS Campenia and HMS Bowell. She was returned to the RN at Plymouth and paid off on 17 Jun 1945. Sold to Bergen in 1946 and renamed Cleveland (converted to motor vessel), purchased by Nordlandslinjen in 1950 and renamed Sigurd Hund. Sold to Ålesund in 1963, renamed Vestfar the following year, then Hans Hansen in 1971 for owners in the Faroe Islands. Sold for breaking up in 1974.
(Dan Clermont Photo)
HMCS Miscou (T277) (Isles class).
