| Career (Canada) | |
|---|---|
| Namesake: | Digby, Nova Scotia |
| Commissioned: | 26 July 1942 |
| Recommissioned: | 1953 |
| Decommissioned: | 1958 |
| Honours and awards: |
Atlantic 1942-44, Gulf of St. Lawrence 1942, 1944. |
| 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]
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