Thunder (H.M.C.S.) (I)

This vessel was commissioned at Toronto on October 14, 1941. This vessel arrived at Halifax on October 30, 1941 for workups and was then deployed to the Sydney Force. In January 1942 this vessel was transferred to WLEF and then to the Halifax Local Defence Force. This vessel was moved around frequently and joined the Shelburne Force, the Halifax Force and back to the Sydney Force. On February 18, 1944 this vessel sailed with HMCS Bayfield, HMCS Georgian and hMCS Mulgrave. For Plymouth via the Azores. On arrival on March 13, 1944 this vessel was assigned to the 32nd Minesweeping Flotilla as the Senior Officer's ship. This vessel was later transferred to the 14th Flotilla and was present at D-Day. This vessel returned to Canada in August 1944 to refit at Sydney but was back in service at Plymouth in November for the 31st Minesweeping Flotilla. In May 1945 this vesse accepted the surrender of the German auxilliary minesweeper FGi-07. This vessel sailed for Canada in September 1945 to be paid off on October 4, 1945 at Halifax and was broken up by Marine Industries Ltd. at Sorel QC in 1947.