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This minesweeper, fundy-class was built in 1938 by B.C. Marine Railway Co., Esquimalt BC.
Historical Notes
In 1938 this vessel was based at Esquimalt BC Canada.
In 1940 this vessel was transferred, with H.M.C.S. Comox, to Halifax NS via the Panama Canal. This vessel spent the war minesweeping with the Halifax Local Defence Force.
In 1943 this vessel was renamed as H.M.C.S. Nanoose to allow her name to be allocated to a Tribal-class destroyer. This vessel was paid off in 1945.
Owners & Masters
In 1938-1945 she was owned by the Royal Canadian Navy.
In 1946 she was sold as a tug based at Shanghai China.
References
- Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON
- Freeman, David J. (2000)
