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No Higher Purpose: The Official Operational History of the Royal Canadian Navy in the Second World War, 1939–1943 Volume II, Part I
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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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for mercantile conversion in 1946. However, the conversion was not carried out and the ship was broken up for scrap that year.
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guns. The 2-pounder gun was later replaced with a powered twin 20 mm Oerlikon mount. As a convoy escort,
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had two vertical triple-expansion steam engines, each driving one shaft, using steam provided by two
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in Canadian service. They came in two versions powered by different engines; those with a
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of 672 long tons (683 t). She had a complement of 6 officers and 77 enlisted.
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The minesweeper was ordered as part of the 1939–40 building programme. The ship's
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was of the latter design and was larger than her diesel-engined cousins.
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and past the Scott Islands to Gordon Channel at the entrance to the
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on 23 October 1945 at Esquimalt. The minesweeper was sold to the
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of 9 feet 9 inches (3.0 m). The minesweeper had a
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launched from two depth charge throwers and four chutes.
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Bangor-class minesweepers of the Royal Canadian Navy
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The engines produced a total of 2,400 291:in British service, but larger than the 564: 562: 560: 516: 493: 17: 715:Macpherson, Ken; Barrie, Ron (2002). 605: 603: 29: 7: 765:Canadian Navy of Yesterday and Today 114:Sold 1946 for mercantile conversion. 398:was laid down on 16 April 1941 by 14: 159:28 ft 6 in (8.7 m) 1679: 1280: 830: 167:9 ft 9 in (3.0 m) 31: 446:Prince Rupert, British Columbia 304:vertical triple-expansion steam 1820:Ships built in North Vancouver 500:"Cwt" is the abbreviation for 467:Following the end of the war, 1: 653:Chesneau, Roger, ed. (1980). 584:Macpherson and Barrie, p. 168 554:Macpherson and Barrie, p. 167 338:Admiralty three-drum boilers 442:Esquimalt, British Columbia 314:was 180 feet (54.9 m) 1841: 148:180 ft (54.9 m) 140:672 long tons (683 t) 1789: 183:16.5 knots (31 km/h) 118: 58:Burrard Dry Dock Co. Ltd. 24: 20: 734:Macpherson, Ken (1997). 456:, inspecting inlets and 358:was armed with a single 675:; Warlow, Ben (2006) . 477:Union Steamship Company 426:on 20 October 1941 and 374:and two single-mounted 119:General characteristics 462:Queen Charlotte Strait 372:QF 2-pounder Mark VIII 280:A British design, the 276:Design and description 209:QF 2-pounder Mark VIII 382:was deployed with 40 448:), the main duty of 438:West Coast of Canada 342:indicated horsepower 262:West Coast of Canada 252:constructed for the 1288:Royal Canadian Navy 822:-class minesweepers 390:Operational history 289:-class minesweepers 272:for scrap instead. 254:Royal Canadian Navy 630:Miramar Ship Index 131:-class minesweeper 1802: 1801: 1687:Royal Indian Navy 688:978-1-86176-281-8 595:No Higher Purpose 568:Macpherson, p. 19 402:at their yard in 376:QF 20 mm Oerlikon 230: 229: 215:QF 20 mm Oerlikon 1832: 1685: 1683: 1682: 1286: 1284: 1283: 836: 834: 833: 812: 805: 798: 789: 784: 768: 749: 730: 711: 692: 668: 641: 640: 638: 636: 627: 616: 610: 607: 598: 593:Douglas et al., 591: 585: 582: 569: 566: 555: 552: 537: 534: 505: 498: 454:Vancouver Island 408:British Columbia 400:Burrard Dry Dock 258:Second World War 87:13 December 1941 39: 36: 35: 34: 18: 1840: 1839: 1835: 1834: 1833: 1831: 1830: 1829: 1805: 1804: 1803: 1798: 1785: 1680: 1678: 1673: 1281: 1279: 1274: 831: 829: 824: 816: 771: 767:. 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Index

Burrard Dry Dock Co. Ltd.
North Vancouver
Pennant number
Bangor-class minesweeper
oa
QF 4 in (102 mm)/40 cal Mk IV gun
QF 2-pounder Mark VIII
QF 20 mm Oerlikon
depth charges
pennant
Bangor-class
minesweeper
Royal Canadian Navy
Second World War
West Coast of Canada
broken up
Halcyon-class minesweepers
Fundy class
diesel engines
vertical triple-expansion steam
long overall
beam
draught
displacement
Admiralty three-drum boilers
indicated horsepower
knots
fuel oil
quick-firing
4-inch (102 mm)/40 caliber Mk IV gun

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