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was assigned to
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2 Admiralty 3-drum water tube boilers, 2 shafts, vertical triple-expansion reciprocating engines, 2,400 ihp (1,790 kW)
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denotes the length of the gun. This means that the length of the gun barrel is 40 times the bore diameter.
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370:(30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph). The minesweeper could carry a maximum of 150 long tons (152 t) of
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had two vertical triple-expansion steam engines, each driving one shaft, using steam provided by two
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was ordered 23 February 1940 as part of the 1939–1940 building programme. The minesweeper's
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in
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290:. She only saw service on the west coast of Canada during the war. She was named for
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Ships of the Royal Navy: The
Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy
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of 672 long tons (683 t). She had a complement of 6 officers and 77 enlisted.
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in 1949. Macpherson and Barrie traced the ship to 1951 in a purchase order from a
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was of the latter design and was larger than her diesel-engined cousins.
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of 9 feet 9 inches (3.0 m). The minesweeper had a
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738:(Third ed.). St. Catharines, Ontario: Vanwell Publishing.
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firm. Colledge claims the ship was possibly resold in 1952.
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Sold to the Union
Steamship Co. of British Columbia in 1946
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from the Royal
Canadian Navy on 3 November 1945. In 1946
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launched from two depth charge throwers and four chutes.
757:. St. Catharines, Ontario: Vanwell Publishing Limited.
1778:
List of mine countermeasure vessels of the Royal Navy
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Bangor-class minesweepers of the Royal
Canadian Navy
515:, 20 cwt referring to the weight of the gun. The 40
306:-class minesweepers were smaller than the preceding
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535:was broken up in 1957 at the Point Hope Shipyard,
755:Minesweepers of the Royal Canadian Navy 1938–1945
693:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946
443:into the Royal Canadian Navy on 31 October 1941.
390:12-pounder (3 in (76 mm)) 12 cwt HA gun
366:(1,800 kW) and gave a maximum speed of 16.5
344:of 28 feet 6 inches (8.7 m) and a
233:12-pounder (3 in (76 mm)) 12 cwt HA gun
388:mounted forward that was later replaced with a
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719:(Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing.
8:
736:The Ships of Canada's Naval Forces 1910–2002
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695:. Greenwich, UK: Conway Maritime Press.
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313:in British service, but larger than the
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734:Macpherson, Ken; Barrie, Ron (2002).
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427:was laid down on 9 November 1940 by
237:3 in (76 mm) 20 cwt HA gun
1814:World War II minesweepers of Canada
380:was originally armed with a single
488:List of ships of the Canadian Navy
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189:28 ft 6 in (8.7 m)
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294:. The vessel's fate is unknown.
197:9 ft 9 in (3.0 m)
43:
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400:and up to three single-mounted
326:vertical triple-expansion steam
1804:Ships built in North Vancouver
511:"Cwt" is the abbreviation for
1:
691:Chesneau, Roger, ed. (1980).
638:Macpherson and Barrie, p. 169
587:Macpherson and Barrie, p. 167
446:Following her commissioning,
360:Admiralty three-drum boilers
336:was 180 feet (54.9 m)
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537:Victoria, British Columbia
404:guns. As a convoy escort,
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170:672 long tons (683 t)
15:
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213:16.5 knots (31 km/h)
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36:
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753:Macpherson, Ken (1997).
713:; Warlow, Ben (2006) .
610:"HMCS Chignecto (J160)"
149:General characteristics
470:claims the vessel was
302:A British design, the
298:Design and description
243:QF 2-pounder Mark VIII
429:North Van Ship Repair
408:was deployed with 40
88:North Van Ship Repair
364:indicated horsepower
1272:Royal Canadian Navy
806:-class minesweepers
460:Union Steamship Co.
398:2-pounder Mark VIII
311:-class minesweepers
284:Royal Canadian Navy
282:that served in the
659:Miramar Ship Index
468:Miramar Ship Index
161:-class minesweeper
1786:
1785:
1671:Royal Indian Navy
726:978-1-86176-281-8
599:Macpherson, p. 19
435:and the ship was
402:QF 20 mm Oerlikon
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101:9 November 1940
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338:long overall
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167:Displacement
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114:Commissioned
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1680:Baluchistan
1428:Guysborough
1288:Bellechasse
1006:Guysborough
992:Fraserburgh
887:Bridlington
286:during the
280:minesweeper
1809:1940 ships
1793:Categories
1764:Rohilkhand
1638:Vegreville
1330:Chedabucto
1309:Burlington
1302:Brockville
1246:Whitehaven
1084:Lyme Regis
1076:Lyme Regis
1034:Ilfracombe
1013:Hartlepool
978:Felixstowe
971:Eastbourne
822:Royal Navy
654:(6111728)"
494:References
218:Complement
202:Propulsion
1757:Rajputana
1708:Kathiawar
1652:Westmount
1610:Transcona
1589:Stratford
1554:Port Hope
1519:Miramichi
1470:Lockeport
1456:Kentville
1421:Grandmère
1393:Gananoque
1379:Esquimalt
1351:Courtenay
1344:Clayoquot
1337:Chignecto
1295:Blairmore
1239:Wedgeport
1204:Tadoussac
1197:Stornoway
1183:Shippigan
1120:Peterhead
1062:Lockeport
1055:Llandudno
985:Fort York
936:Clydebank
859:Blackpool
852:Beaumaris
831:Ardrossan
652:Chignecto
614:uboat.net
547:Citations
533:Chignecto
529:Uboat.net
472:broken up
456:Chignecto
448:Chignecto
421:Chignecto
406:Chignecto
378:Chignecto
356:Chignecto
334:Chignecto
330:Chignecto
328:engines.
269:Chignecto
258:as escort
98:Laid down
60:Chignecto
1694:Carnatic
1575:Red Deer
1561:Quatsino
1526:Mulgrave
1505:Milltown
1498:Melville
1484:Malpeque
1435:Ingonish
1407:Goderich
1400:Georgian
1358:Cowichan
1323:Caraquet
1281:Bayfield
1253:Worthing
1190:Sidmouth
1162:Rothesay
1141:Qualicum
1099:Newhaven
1041:Ingonish
999:Greenock
943:Cromarty
922:Caraquet
894:Bridport
845:Bayfield
664:5 August
619:5 August
482:See also
452:paid off
437:launched
372:fuel oil
340:, had a
226:Armament
106:Launched
66:Namesake
1603:Thunder
1547:Outarde
1540:Noranda
1533:Nipigon
1463:Lachine
1442:Kelowna
1225:Tilbury
1127:Polruan
1106:Padstow
1020:Harwich
957:Dornoch
929:Clacton
901:Brixham
685:Sources
517:caliber
346:draught
309:Halcyon
194:Draught
84:Builder
76:Ordered
37:History
1743:Orissa
1729:Kumaon
1722:Konkan
1715:Khyber
1701:Deccan
1668:
1645:Wasaga
1631:Ungava
1582:Sarnia
1568:Quinte
1477:Mahone
1449:Kenora
1414:Granby
1269:
1232:Waglan
1211:Taitam
1176:Seaham
1155:Romney
1069:Lyemun
1048:Lantan
964:Dunbar
950:Cromer
880:Boston
873:Bootle
838:Bangor
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804:Bangor
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304:Bangor
277:-class
275:Bangor
272:was a
175:Length
159:Bangor
50:Canada
1736:Malwa
1687:Bihar
1624:Truro
1512:Minas
1365:Digby
1316:Canso
1218:Tenby
1134:Poole
1027:Hythe
915:Canso
866:Blyth
499:Notes
396:(QF)
384:(QF)
368:knots
318:class
316:Fundy
267:HMCS
210:Speed
136::J160
1750:Oudh
1148:Rhyl
908:Bude
759:ISBN
740:ISBN
721:ISBN
697:ISBN
666:2016
621:2016
425:keel
342:beam
251:guns
247:2 ×
241:1 ×
231:1 ×
186:Beam
141:Fate
56:Name
1169:Rye
462:of
431:at
254:40
235:or
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