HMCS Miramichi (J169)
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| History | |
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 Canada |
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| Name: | Miramichi |
| Namesake: | Miramichi, New Brunswick |
| Operator: | Royal Canadian Navy |
| Ordered: | 23 February 1940 |
| Builder: | Burrard Dry Dock Co. Ltd., Vancouver |
| Laid down: | 3 November 1940 |
| Launched: | 2 September 1941 |
| Commissioned: | 26 November 1941 |
| Decommissioned: | 24 October 1945 |
| Identification: | pennant number: J169 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrap. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Bangor-class minesweeper |
| Displacement: | 672 tons |
| Length: | 180 ft (54.9 m) |
| Beam: | 28.5 ft (8.7 m) |
| Draught: | 8 ft (2.4 m) |
| Propulsion: | Single shaft, 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 2 triple expansion steam engines, 2,400 ihp. |
| Speed: | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
| Complement: | 83 (6 Officers, 77 Ratings) |
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HMCS Miramichi was a Bangor-class minesweeper that served in the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War. She remained on the west coast of Canada for the entirety of the war. She was named for Miramichi, New Brunswick. After the war she was purchased with the intent of conversion for mercantile use, however that never took place and instead, she was scrapped in 1949.
Miramichi was ordered on 23 February 1940[1] as part of the 1939–1940 construction programme.[2] She was laid down by Burrard Dry Dock Co. Ltd. at Vancouver, British Columbia and launched 2 September 1941.[1] She was commissioned into the Royal Canadian Navy on 26 November 1941 at Vancouver.[3]
Service history
After commissioning, Miramichi spent the entire war alternating between service with Esquimalt Force and Prince Rupert Force as a minesweeping and patrol vessel. In the summer and fall of 1943, she was occasionally used as a training vessel. She was paid off 24 October 1945 at Esquimalt.[3]
Following the war Miramichi was sold to the Union Steamship Co. of British Columbia in 1946, as were HMCS Chignecto and HMCS Courtenay.[2] She was to be converted to a merchant vessel, however that was never attempted and instead she was sold for scrap and broken up at Vancouver in 1949-1950.[3][4]
Christening Bell
The city of Miramichi is now in possession of the vessel's bell, which is on display at city hall. The community received the naval bell, following naval tradition in the case of decommissioned Canadian ships named for towns and cities. The Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt Naval and Military Museum naval bell archive includes baptism information from HMCS Miramichi.[5]
See also
References
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External links
- HMCS Miramichi at ReadyAyeReady.com
