HMCS Stratford

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HMCS Stratford in 1942.
Career RCN Jack
Laid down: 29 October 1941
Launched: 4 February 1942
Commissioned: 29 August 1942
Status: Decommissioned on 1 April 1946.
General characteristics
Displacement: 672 tonnes
Length: 180ft (54.9m)
Beam: 28.5ft (8.68m)
Draught: 8.3ft (2.53m)
Propulsion: Unknown
Speed: 16 knots
Complement: 6 Officers, 77 Crew
Armament: 1x4" Cannon, 1x3" Cannon, 2x20mm Guns
Aircraft: None
Battle Honours: Gulf of St. Lawrence

HMCS Stratford was a Bangor class minesweeper of the Royal Canadian Navy in World War II. She was ordered to be built as part of the Royal Canadian Navy's 1941-1942 ship-building programme.

HMCS Stratford was named after the southwestern Ontario city of Stratford.