Histoire
This minesweeper, bangor-class was built in 1941 by North Vancouver Ship Repairs Ltd..
Notes historiques
In 1942 this vessel escorted four American troop transports carrying 5,000 Canadian troops from Esquimalt for the invasion of Kiska. At the end of the Second World War this vessel was laid up in the shp boneyard at Bedwell Bay in Indian Arm BC Canada.
In 1951 this vessel was broken up at Hong Kong.
Propriétaires et capitaines
In 1941-1945 she was owned by the Royal Canadian Navy.
In 1946 she was owned by the Chung Yuan Steam Navigation Co., China.
In 1950-1951 she was owned by the Transcontinental Corporation, Hong Kong.
Armement
1 x QF 3 in (76 mm) 20 cwt gun; 1 × QF 2-pounder Mark VIII; 2 × QF 20 mm Oerlikon guns; 40 depth charges as escort
Références
- Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON
- Freeman, David J. (2000)
- en.wikipedia.org ↗
