HMCS Digby (J267)
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| Career (Canada) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMCS Digby |
| Namesake: | Town of Digby, Nova Scotia |
| Commissioned: | 26 July 1942 |
| Recommissioned: | 1953 |
| Decommissioned: | 1958 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Bangor class minesweeper |
| Displacement: | 592 tons |
| Propulsion: |
Twin shaft; 2 H&W diesel engines, 2,400 bhp; |
| Speed: | 15.5 knots |
HMCS Digby (J267) was a Bangor class minesweeper that served in the Royal Canadian Navy. She was commissioned on 26 July 1942 and paid off on 31 July 1945. She was recommissioned from 1953-1958[1].
She was used, along with HMCS Granby, in 1953 on Lake Ontario to test the Royal Canadian Navy's DATAR system [2].
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Haze Gray and Underway
- ^ Ferranti-Packard: Pioneers in Canadian Electrical Manufacturing, Norman R. Ball, John N. Vardalas, McGill-Queen's Press, 1993
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