HMCS Rockcliffe (J335)
| Career (Canada) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Rockcliffe |
| Builder: | Port Arthur Shipbuilding Company Ltd. |
| Yard number: | J355 |
| Laid down: | 23 December 1942 |
| Launched: | 19 August 1943 |
| Commissioned: | 30 September 1944 |
| Decommissioned: | 28 July 1945 |
| Honours and awards: | Atlantic 1945 |
| Badge: | A black squirrel on a broken tree branch on a silver background, holding a golden fid or marlinspike |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Algerine-class minesweeper |
| Displacement: | 990 tons 990 long tons (1,010 t) |
| 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) |
| Complement: | 107 |
| Armament: | 1 × 4 in (100 mm) HA single gun 4 × twin 20 mm guns 1 × Hedgehog anti-submarine mortar Depth charges |
HMCS Rockcliffe (J355) was an Algerine-class minesweeper that served in the Royal Canadian Navy during World War II. Allocated to the Western Escort Force W-6, she was part of the group that captured the German Type IX submarine U-889. Rockcliffe was named after the Ottawa, Ontario suburb of Rockcliffe Park. After decommissioning the ship's bell was presented to the officer's mess at CFB Rockcliffe on 30 May 1967 and formed part of the chandelier.
See also
- List of ships of the Canadian Navy
References
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