HMCS Outarde (J161)

RCN Minesweepers (Bangor class):  HMCS Nipigon (J154), HMCS Noranda (J265), HMCS Outarde (J161)

RCN Minesweepers (Bangor class):  HMCS Nipigon (J154), HMCS Noranda (J265), HMCS Outarde (J161) HMCS Nipigon (J154) (DND Photo) HMCS Nipigon (J154) (Bangor-class).  Built by Dufferin Shipbuilding Co., Toronto, Ontario, she was commissioned at Toronto on 11 Aug 1941.  She arrived at Halifax on 05 Sep 1941 and was the first of the Bangor class to join … Read more

RCN Minesweepers (Bangor Class): HMCS Noranda (J265), HMCS Outarde (J161), HMCS Port Hope J280, HMCS Quatsino (J152)

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