Bay class minesweeper
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Bay |
| Operators: |  Royal Canadian Navy Canadian Forces Maritime Command |
| In commission: | 1 Dec 1953 - 1998 |
| Completed: | 20 |
| Active: | 14 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Minesweeper |
| Displacement: | 390 tons |
| Length: | 152 ft (46 m) |
| Beam: | 28 ft (8.5 m) |
| Draught: | 8 ft (2.4 m) |
| Propulsion: | diesel |
| Complement: | 38 |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
Mechanical minesweeping equipment (later removed) |
| Armament: | 1 x 40mm Bofors single mount (later removed) |
| Notes: | Initial plan was for 14 vessels. 6 RCN vessels sold to allies while under construction, replaced by 6 new builds carrying the same name but new pennants. |
The Bay-class minesweepers were a class of minesweepers operated by the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) and Canadian Forces (CF) during the Cold War.
The class derives its name from bays in Canada and was designed by the RCN as a replacement for World War II-era minesweepers. Fourteen were laid down in 1951-1952, however six were subsequently transferred to the French Navy in 1954. These ships were replaced by six of the same name in 1956-1957 but were assigned new pennant numbers.
They were reclassed in CF service as patrol escorts in 1972 and six vessels remained in service until the late 1990s, providing shiphandling experience for junior officers with Maritime Forces Pacific.
[edit] Ships
| Ship | Original Pennant Number | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Commissioned | Paid Off | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HMCS Chaleur (MCB 144) | MCB 144 | Port Arthur Shipbuilding, Port Arthur | 8 June 1951 | 21 Jun 1952 | 18 Jun 1954 | 30 September 1954 | Sold to France as La Dieppoise in 1954, stricken 1985. |
| HMCS Chaleur (MCB 164) | MCB 164 | Marine Industries, Sorel | 20 February 1956 | 11 May 1957 | 12 September 1957 | ||
| HMCS Chignecto (MCB 156) | MCB 156 | Marine Industries, Sorel | 4 Jun 1951 | 13 Jun 1952 | 1 Dec 1953 | 31 May 1954 | Sold to France as La Bayonnaise in 1954, stricken 1976. |
| HMCS Chignecto (MCB 160) | MCB 160 | Davie Shipbuilding, Lauzon | 25 Oct 1955 | 17 Nov 1956 | 1 August 1957 | ||
| HMCS Comox (MCB 146) | MCB 146 | Victoria Machinery Depot, Victoria | 8 Jun 1951 | 24 Apr 1952 | 2 Apr 1954 | 11 Sep 1957 | Sold to Turkey as Tirebolu in 1957. |
| HMCS Cowichan (MCB 147) | MCB 147 | Victoria Machinery Depot, Victoria | 20 Jun 1951 | 12 Nov 1951 | 10 Dec 1953 | 31 Mar 1954 | Sold to France as La Malouine in 1954, stricken 1977. |
| HMCS Cowichan (MCB 162) | MCB 162 | Yarrows Shipbuilding, Esquimalt | 10 Jul 1956 | 26 Feb 1957 | 12 Dec 1957 | ||
| HMCS Fortune (MCB 151) | MCB 151 | Victoria Machinery Depot, Victoria | 24 April 1952 | 14 April 1953 | 3 November 1954 | 28 Feb 1964 | Sold in 1964, becoming mercantile Greenpeace Two in 1966 and later Edgewater Fortune. |
| HMCS Fundy (MCB 145) | MCB 145 | Saint John Drydock and Shipbuilding, Saint John | 19 Jun 1951 | 9 Dec 1953 | 19 Mar 1954 | 31 Mar 1964 | Sold to France as La Dunkerquoise in 1954, stricken 1984. |
| HMCS Fundy (MCB 159) | MCB 159 | Davie Shipbuilding, Lauzon | 7 Mar 1955 | 14 Jun 1956 | 27 Nov 1956 | ||
| HMCS Gaspe (MCB 143) | MCB 143 | Davie Shipbuilding, Lauzon | 21 Mar 1951 | 12 Nov 1951 | 5 Dec 1953 | 22 Aug 1957 | Sold to Turkey as Trabzon in 1957. |
| HMCS James Bay (MCB 152) | MCB 152 | Yarrows Shipbuilding, Esquimalt | 16 Aug 1951 | 12 Mar 1953 | 3 May 1954 | 28 Feb 1964 | Sold into mercantile service. |
| HMCS Miramichi (MCB 150) | MCB 150 | Saint John Drydock and Shipbuilding, Saint John | 13 Jun 1952 | 4 May 1954 | 30 Jul 1954 | 1 Oct 1964 | Sold to France as La Lorientaise in 1954, stricken 1984. |
| HMCS Miramichi (MCB 163) | MCB 163 | Victoria Machinery Depot, Victoria | 2 Feb 1956 | 22 Feb 1957 | 29 Oct 1957 | ||
| HMCS Quinte (MCB 149) | MCB 149 | Port Arthur Shipbuilding, Port Arthur | 14 Jun 1952 | 8 Aug 1953 | 15 Oct 1954 | 26 Feb 1964 | |
| HMCS Resolute (MCB 154) | MCB 154 | Kingston Shipbuilding, Kingston | 29 Feb 1951 | 20 Jun 1953 | 16 Sep 1954 | 14 Feb 1964 | |
| HMCS Thunder (MCB 153) | MCB 153 | Canadian Vickers, Montreal | 17 May 1951 | 17 Jul 1952 | 15 Dec 1953 | 31 Mar 1964 | Sold to France as La Paimpolaise in 1954, stricken 1986. |
| HMCS Thunder (MCB 153) | MCB 153 | Port Arthur Shipbuilding, Port Arthur | 1 Sep 1955 | 27 Oct 1956 | 3 Oct 1957 | ||
| HMCS Trinity (MCB 157) | MCB 157 | Davie Shipbuilding, Lauzon | 31 Jan 1952 | 31 Jul 1953 | 16 Jun 1954 | 21 Aug 1957 | Sold to Turkey as Terme in 1957. |
| HMCS Ungava (MCB 148) | MCB 148 | Davie Shipbuilding, Lauzon | 17 Dec 1951 | 20 May 1953 | 4 Jun 1954 | 23 Aug 1957 | Sold to Turkey as Tekirdag in 1957. |
[edit] References
- Bay class - hazegray.org
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