HMCS Oshawa (J330)
| Career (Canada) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Oshawa |
| Laid down: | 6 October 1942 |
| Launched: | 6 October 1943 |
| Commissioned: | 6 July 1944 |
| Decommissioned: | July 1945 |
| Identification: | J 330 |
| Recommissioned: | October 1945 |
| Decommissioned: | February 1946 |
| Recommissioned: | April 1956 |
| Decommissioned: | November 1958 |
| Identification: | 174 |
| Motto: |
In omnia paratus ("Ready for all things") |
| Honours and awards: | Atlantic, 1944-1945 |
| Badge: | Blazon Azure, three fish interlaced, or |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Algerine-class minesweeper |
| Displacement: | 990 t (970 long tons) |
| Length: | 68.6 m (225 ft) |
| Beam: | 10.8 m (35 ft 5 in) |
| Draft: | 2.6 m (8 ft 6 in) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × 3-drum Yarrow-style water tube all welded boilers 2 × 1,250 hp (932 kW) triple expansion engines |
| Speed: | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
| Range: | 430 mi (690 km) |
| Complement: | 107 |
| Armament: | 1 × single 4 in (100 mm) gun 4 × 20 mm AA guns 1 × Hedgehog anti-submarine mortar |
HMCS Oshawa was an Algerine-class minesweeper of the Royal Canadian Navy. She was commissioned in July 1944, and wore pennant J330 until she was paid off into reserve in July 1945. She was recommissioned in October 1945, and paid off into reserve in February 1946. She was recommissioned for the last time in April 1956, and wore pennant 174 until paid off in November 1958.
See also
- List of ships of the Canadian Navy
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