HMCS Stratford (J310)

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HMCS Stratford in 1942.
Career (Canada)
Namesake: City of Stratford
Builder: Davie Shipbuilding and Repairing Co. Ltd.
Laid down: October 29, 1941
Launched: February 4, 1942
Commissioned: August 29, 1942
Decommissioned: April 1, 1946
Honours and
awards:
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Fate: Sold for scrap
General characteristics
Class and type: Bangor Class Minesweeper
Displacement: 672 tons
Length: 180 ft (55 m)
Beam: 28.5 ft (8.7 m)
Draught: 8.3 ft (2.5 m)
Propulsion: Single shaft, 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 2 triple expansion steam engines, 2,400 ihp.
Speed: 16.5 knots
Complement: 83
Armament:
  • 1 x QF 12 pounder (3 inch (76 mm)) gun
  • 1 x QF 2 pounder (40 mm) guns
  • 2 x QF 20 mm Oerlikon guns
  • 2 x Mk.II DC throwers, 4 x DC rails, 40 depth charges

HMCS Stratford (J310) was a Bangor Class Minesweeper that served in the Royal Canadian Navy during World War II.

The Stratford was ordered to be built as part of the Royal Canadian Navy's 1941-1942 shipbuilding programme. She was named after the city of Stratford, Ontario.

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