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Namesake: | City of Stratford |
Builder: | Davie Shipbuilding and Repairing Co. Ltd. |
Laid down: | 29 October 1941 |
Launched: | 4 February 1942 |
Commissioned: | 29 August 1942 |
Decommissioned: | 1 April 1946 |
Honours and awards: |
Atlantic 1942-44, Gulf of St. Lawrence 1942 |
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: |
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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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