HMCS Fortune (MCB 151)

Career (Canada)
Name: Fortune
Builder: Victoria Machinery Depot, Victoria
Laid down: 24 April 1952
Launched: 14 April 1953
Commissioned: 3 November 1954
Decommissioned: 28 February 1964
Fate: Sold into mercantile service. Refitted as charter yacht MV Edgewater Fortune.
General characteristics
Class and type: Bay-class minesweeper
Displacement: 390 tons
Length: 152 ft (46 m)
Beam: 28 ft (8.5 m)
Draught: 8 ft (2.4 m)
Propulsion: diesel
Speed: 16 knots
Complement: 38
Armament: 1 40mm Bofors

HMCS Fortune (MCB 151) was a Bay-class minesweeper built for the Royal Canadian Navy. Commissioned on 3 November 1954,[1] she was named for Fortune Bay. Displacing 390 tonnes (380 long tons; 430 short tons), the ship was 152 feet (46 m) long, had a beam of 28 feet (8.5 m) and a draught of 8 feet (2.4 m). Propelled with a diesel engine, the vessel was armed with a single 40mm Bofors gun and had a complement of 38 personnel.[1]

After nine years of naval service, including acting as the flagship of the Second Minesweeping Squadron during the Cuban Missile Crisis,[2] Fortune was decommissioned on 28 February 1964.[1] Placed up for auction by the Crown Assets Corporation,[3] the ship was then sold into mercantile service. The vessel was then refitted as the charter yacht MV Edgewater Fortune[1][4] and is now used for short cruises along the coast of British Columbia. She is also occasionally used for fishing, and is commonly used for school trips to learn about the wildlife on the coast, and in the water.

References

Citations
  1. ^ a b c d "Bay class (MM/PB) Minesweeper/Patrol Boat". Hazegrey.org. http://www.hazegray.org/navhist/canada/postwar/bay/. Retrieved 8 February 2011. 
  2. ^ Haydon 1993, p.272.
  3. ^ Canadian Shipping and Marine Engineering News, Volume 37. Maclean Publishers, Toronto, Ontario, 1965. p.31.
  4. ^ Canadian News Facts, Volumes 5-6. Marpep Publishing, Toronto, Ontario, 1971. p.719.
Bibliography

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