| Characteristics:
Displacement: 390 tons
Dimensions: 46.3 x 8.5 x 2.4 meters (152 x 28 x 8 feet)
Propulsion: Diesel propulsion
Crew: 38
Sonar:
Countermeasures: Mechanical minesweeping equipment (later removed)
Armament: 1 40mm Bofors single mount (later removed)
Ships:
|
Name
|
Pendant
|
Commissioned
|
Paid Off
|
Notes
|
|
CHALEUR
|
144
|
18/6/54
|
30/9/54
|
French LA DIEPPOISE 1954-1985
|
|
CHALEUR (2nd)
|
164
|
12/9/57
|
|
|
|
CHIGNECTO (2nd)
|
156
|
1/12/53
|
31/3/54
|
French LA BAYONNAISE 1954-1976
|
|
CHIGNECTO (3rd)
|
160
|
1/8/57
|
|
|
|
COMOX (2nd)
|
146
|
2/5/54
|
11/9/57
|
Turkish TIREBOLU 1958 - ??
|
|
COWICHAN (2nd)
|
147
|
10/12/53
|
31/3/54
|
French LA MALOUINE 1954-1977
|
|
COWICHAN (3rd)
|
162
|
12/12/57
|
|
|
|
FORTUNE
|
151
|
3/11/54
|
28/2/64
|
Greenpeace Two 1966, Edgewater Fortune
|
|
FUNDY (2nd)
|
145
|
19/3/54
|
31/3/54
|
French LA DUNKERQUOISE 1954-1984
|
|
FUNDY (3rd)
|
159
|
27/11/56
|
|
|
|
GASPE (2nd)
|
143
|
5/12/53
|
22/8/57
|
Turkish TRABZON 1958 - ??
|
|
JAMES BAY
|
152
|
3/5/54
|
28/2/64
|
Sold for Offshore Exploration.
|
|
MIRIMICHI (2nd)
|
150
|
30/7/54
|
1/10/54
|
French LA LORIENTAISE 1954-1984
|
|
MIRIMICHI (3rd)
|
163
|
29/10/57
|
|
|
|
QUINTE (2nd)
|
149
|
15/10/54
|
26/2/64
|
|
|
RESOLUTE
|
154
|
16/9/54
|
14/2/64
|
|
|
THUNDER (2nd)
|
153
|
15/12/53
|
31/3/54
|
French LA PAIMPOLAISE 1954-1986
|
|
THUNDER (3rd)
|
161
|
3/10/57
|
|
|
|
TRINITY
|
157
|
16/6/54
|
21/8/57
|
Turkish TERME 1958 - ??
|
|
UNGAVA (2nd)
|
148
|
4/6/54
|
23/8/57
|
Turkish TEKIRDAG 1958 - ??
|
Photos:
(click on thumbnail for bigger image)
 |
HMCS MIRIMICHI (3rd) served on the West Coast as a part of Training
Group Pacific until recently. The minesweeping gear can be seen on the
quarterdeck, and a 40mm Bofors can be seen just aft of the funnel. This
gun was removed when she joined the training group. DND photo, Courtesy
of Dave Shirlaw. |
 |
HMCS FUNDY (3rd). Note that the gun has been removed, and the minesweeping
gear is nowhere in evidence. DND photo, Courtesy of Dave Shirlaw. |
 |
FUNDY again. DND photo, Courtesy of Dave Shirlaw. |
 |
HMCS THUNDER (3rd). DND photo, Courtesy of Dave Shirlaw. |
 |
HMCS CHIGNECTO (3rd). She retains her gun in this photo. DND photo,
Courtesy of Bill Croshaw. |
 |
HMCS COWICHAN (3rd). DND photo, Courtesy of Dave Shirlaw. |
 |
The Second Mine Sweeping Squadron entering Esquimalt around 1956. DND
photo, Courtesy of John and Jeff Coates. |
 |
HMCS JAMES BAY. After she was paid off in 1964, she was sold for use
in offshore oil exploration. DND photo, Courtesy of John and Jeff Coates. |
|
