| Career (United Kingdom) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Guysborough |
| Builder: | North Vancouver Ship Repairs, North Vancouver |
| Laid down: | 28 May 1941 |
| Launched: | 21 July 1941 |
| Commissioned: | 22 April 1942 |
| Fate: | Sunk by U-878 on 17 March 1945 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Bangor-class minesweeper |
| Displacement: | 656 tons |
| Length: | 174 ft (53.0 m) |
| Beam: | 28.5 ft (8.7 m) |
| Draught: | 8.25 ft (2.5 m) |
| Propulsion: | Two Admiralty 3-drum water tube boilers two shafts coupled to steam turbines 2,000 shp (1,500 kW) |
| Speed: | 16 knots (30 km/h) |
| Complement: | 60 |
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HMS Guysborough was a turbine-engined Bangor-class minesweeper of the Royal Navy. She was built by North Vancouver Ship Repairs, North Vancouver and launched on 21 July 1941. She was loaned to the Royal Canadian Navy and was torpedoed and sunk at 6:50pm on 17 March 1945 by U-868 while escorting a convoy in the Bay of Biscay. 51 of her crew died, with 40 survivors being rescued by HMS Inglis some hours later.
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