HMCS Miramichi (MCB 150)
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For other ships of the same name, see HMCS Miramichi.
| HMCS Miramichi | |
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | |
| Laid down: | |
| Launched: | |
| Commissioned: | 30 July 1954 |
| Fate: | 1 October 1954 became French La Lorientaise 1954-1984 |
| Struck: | |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 390 tons |
| Length: | 152 feet (46 m) |
| Beam: | 28 feet (9 m) |
| Draught: | 8 feet (2.4 m) |
| Propulsion: | Diesel |
| Speed: | |
| Range: | |
| Complement: | 38 |
| Armament: | Mechanical minesweeping equipment
1 40mm Bofors single mount |
| Motto: | Loyal a la mort (English:Loyal unto death) |
| Colours: | Red and gold |
| Badge: | Blazon On a field of birch bark proper, a pile barry wavy of ten argent and azure and overall an equilateral triangle, apex to the chief gules, charged with a porcupine or. |
The second HMCS Miramichi (150) was a Bay class minesweeper of the Royal Canadian Navy. She was the second ship to bear this name, built in Canada then transferred to the French Navy October 1, 1954 to become La Lorientaise until 1984.
[edit] See also
List of ships of the Canadian Navy
