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Bangor-class minesweeper
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<h2 id="design-and-development">Design and development</h2> <p>The original intent of the <i>Bangor</i>-class minesweeper design was to provide a coastal equivalent of the <a href="/facts/Halcyon-class_minesweeper/Q19yH1uS"><i>Halcyon</i>-class</a> minesweeper; however the realities brought to light by the start of the war caused a modification of the design before construction had started. </p><p>The need for quick construction coupled with the limitations of engineering resources resulted in several variations existing based on the availability of propulsion machinery. The ships all had twin screws, but the machinery was a mix of steam turbine, slow-speed steam reciprocating, high-speed steam reciprocating and diesel. The diesel powered examples were about 20 feet (6.1 m) shorter than the rest as they had no need for boiler rooms. Displacement varied with propulsion machinery from 590 to 672 tons. The reciprocating engine powered <i>Bangor</i>s were also known as the <i>Blyth</i> class and the steam turbine powered versions as the <i>Ardrossan</i> class. </p><p>The class was considered cramped for the purposes it was built for, with not enough room provided for the acoustic and magnetic minesweeping gear carried.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="ships-in-class">Ships in class</h2> <h3>Diesel-engined</h3> Royal Navy<table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">Ship</th><th scope="col">Pennant no.</th><th scope="col">Builder</th><th scope="col">Laid down</th><th scope="col">Launched</th><th scope="col">Commissioned</th><th scope="col"><a href="/facts/Ship_commissioning/aPxGm7yB">Paid off</a></th><th scope="col">Fate</th></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMS_Bangor_(J00)/YLd7xFFH"><i>Bangor</i></a></th><th scope="row">J00</th><td><a href="/facts/Harland_%2526_Wolff/9qtDYQ1c">Harland & Wolff</a>, <a href="/facts/Belfast/GIhSKnIv">Belfast</a></td><td>19 Sep 1939</td><td>23 May 1940</td><td>7 Nov 1940</td><td>1945</td><td>Sold to <a href="/facts/Royal_Norwegian_Navy/t3sBeY2S">Norway</a> as <i>Glomma</i> in 1946, stricken in 1961</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMS_Blackpool_(J27)/Gquvtuva"><i>Blackpool</i></a></th><th scope="row">J27</th><td>Harland & Wolff, Belfast</td><td>19 Sep 1940</td><td>4 Jul 1940</td><td>3 Feb 1941</td><td>1945</td><td>Sold to <a href="/facts/Royal_Norwegian_Navy/t3sBeY2S">Norway</a> as <i>Tarna</i> in 1946, stricken in 1961</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMS_Bridlington_(J65)/7doFMuSh"><i>Bridlington</i></a></th><th scope="row">J65</th><td><a href="/facts/William_Denny_and_Brothers/wed649yb">William Denny and Brothers</a>, <a href="/facts/Dumbarton/UxoCCDxF">Dumbarton</a></td><td>11 Sep 1939</td><td>29 Feb 1940</td><td>28 Sep 1940</td><td></td><td>Transferred to the <a href="/facts/Royal_Air_Force/P10CbL5H">Royal Air Force</a> (RAF) in 1946. Sold for scrap at <a href="/facts/Plymouth/FhYcrnqf">Plymouth</a> on 6 May 1958.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMS_Bridport_(J50)/FMwSvBQV"><i>Bridport</i></a></th><th scope="row">J50</th><td>William Denny and Brothers</td><td>11 Sep 1939</td><td>29 Feb 1940</td><td>28 Nov 1940</td><td>1945</td><td>Sold in 1946, scrapped at Plymouth on 6 May 1948</td></tr></tbody></table> Royal Canadian Navy<table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">Ship</th><th scope="col">Original pennant no.</th><th scope="col">Builder</th><th scope="col">Laid down</th><th scope="col">Launched</th><th scope="col">Commissioned</th><th scope="col">Paid off</th><th scope="col">Fate</th></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMCS_Brockville/r9wXq2eF"><i>Brockville</i></a></th><th scope="row">J270</th><td><a href="/facts/Marine_Industries_Limited/ya935rfs">Marine Industries Limited</a>, <a href="/facts/Sorel%2c_Quebec/zP3XSPfj">Sorel</a></td><td>9 Dec 1940</td><td>20 Jun 1941</td><td>19 Sep 1942</td><td>28 Aug 1945</td><td>Transferred to the <a href="/facts/Royal_Canadian_Mounted_Police/yUUrtrGr">RCMP</a> as the patrol vessel <i>MacLeod</i> in 1945. Transferred back to the RCN in 1951 and decommissioned in 1958. Sold to J.A.L. Steamships, <a href="/facts/Wallaceburg%2c_Ontario/EMuLenzI">Wallaceburg</a> in 1961 and scrapped.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMCS_Digby/9RdtFxeQ"><i>Digby</i></a></th><th scope="row">J267</th><td><a href="/facts/Davie_Shipbuilding/s5PH6Q9S">Davie Shipbuilding</a>, <a href="/facts/Lauzon%2c_Quebec/vbIxAVmg">Lauzon</a></td><td>20 Mar 1941</td><td>5 Jun 1942</td><td>26 Jul 1942</td><td>31 Jul 1945</td><td>Transferred to the <a href="/facts/Royal_Canadian_Mounted_Police/yUUrtrGr">RCMP</a> as the patrol vessel <i>Perry</i> in 1945. Transferred back to the RCN in 1953 and decommissioned in 1958.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMCS_Esquimalt/Y8LE8jLL"><i>Esquimalt</i></a></th><th scope="row">J272</th><td>Marine Industries Limited; Sorel, Quebec</td><td>20 Dec 1940</td><td>8 Aug 1941</td><td>26 Oct 1942</td><td>16 Apr 1945</td><td>Torpedoed and sunk on 16 Apr 1945 by <a href="/facts/German_submarine_U-190/PpBMmAM7"><i>U-190</i></a> 5 nautical miles (9 km) off <a href="/facts/Chebucto_Head%2c_Nova_Scotia/xSxLzu57">Chebucto Head</a> at <a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Bangor-class_minesweeper¶ms=44_28_N_63_10_W_">44°28′N 63°10′W / 44.467°N 63.167°W / 44.467; -63.167</a>. 44 crew lost, 26 survived.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMCS_Granby_(J264)/mxYcds6c"><i>Granby</i></a></th><th scope="row">J264</th><td>Davie Shipbuilding, Lauzon</td><td>17 Dec 1940</td><td>6 Sep 1941</td><td>2 May 1942</td><td>31 Jul 1945</td><td>Recommissioned by the RCN in 1953 and decommissioned in 1966</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMCS_Lachine/JUvzLD7d"><i>Lachine</i></a></th><th scope="row">J266</th><td>Davie Shipbuilding, Lauzon</td><td>27 Dec 1940</td><td>14 Jun 1941</td><td>20 Jun 1942</td><td>31 Jul 1945</td><td>Rebuilt as a rescue ship in 1945, transferred to the <a href="/facts/Royal_Canadian_Mounted_Police/yUUrtrGr">RCMP</a> as the patrol vessel <i>Starnes</i> in 1950. Sold as the mercantile vessel <i>Jack's Bay</i> in 1952.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMCS_Melville/1dNFQEmf"><i>Melville</i></a></th><th scope="row">J263</th><td>Davie Shipbuilding, Lauzon</td><td>17 Dec 1940</td><td>6 Jul 1941</td><td>4 Dec 1941</td><td>18 Aug 1945</td><td>Transferred to the RCMP as the patrol vessel <i>Cygnus</i> in 1945. Scrapped in 1961.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMCS_Noranda/6nBFXzQJ"><i>Noranda</i></a></th><th scope="row">J265</th><td>Davie Shipbuilding, Lauzon</td><td>27 Dec 1940</td><td>13 Jun 1941</td><td>15 May 1942</td><td>28 Aug 1945</td><td>Transferred to the RCMP as the patrol vessel <i>Irvine</i> in 1945. Sold in 1962 and became the yacht <i>Miranda</i>. Foundered in <a href="/facts/Montego_Bay/CDcd4Myp">Montego Bay</a> in 1972 and was scrapped.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMCS_Transcona/G9crLgts"><i>Transcona</i></a></th><th scope="row">J271</th><td>Marine Industries Limited; Sorel, Quebec</td><td>18 Dec 1940</td><td>26 Apr 1941</td><td>25 Nov 1942</td><td>31 Jul 1945</td><td>Transferred to the RCMP as the patrol vessel <i>French</i> in 1945. Scrapped in 1961.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMCS_Trois_Rivi%25C3%25A8res/D7WDkoJJ"><i>Trois Rivières</i></a></th><th scope="row">J269</th><td>Davie Shipbuilding, Lauzon</td><td>9 Dec 1940</td><td>30 Jun 1941</td><td>8 Dec 1942</td><td>31 Jul 1945</td><td>Transferred to the RCMP as the patrol vessel <i>MacBrien</i> in 1945. Scrapped in 1959.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMCS_Truro/4nJJwXXE"><i>Truro</i></a></th><th scope="row">J268</th><td>Davie Shipbuilding, Lauzon</td><td>20 Mar 1941</td><td>5 Jun 1942</td><td>27 Aug 1942</td><td>31 Jul 1945</td><td>Transferred to the RCMP as the patrol vessel <i>Herchmer</i> in 1945. Sold as the mercantile vessel <i>Gulf Mariner</i>; scrapped in 1964.</td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Turbine-engined</h3> Royal Navy<table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">Ship</th><th scope="col">Pennant no.</th><th scope="col">Builder</th><th scope="col">Laid Down</th><th scope="col">Launched</th><th scope="col">Commissioned</th><th scope="col">Paid Off</th><th scope="col">Fate</th></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMS_Ardrossan_(J131)/7kqs1Qr1"><i>Ardrossan</i></a></th><th scope="row">J131</th><td><a href="/facts/Blyth_Shipbuilding/IvqlIabE">Blyth Shipbuilding</a>, <a href="/facts/Blyth%2c_Northumberland/WqXXlXSa">Blyth</a></td><td>6 Sep 1940</td><td>22 Jul 1941</td><td>21 May 1942</td><td></td><td>Sold on 1 Jan 1948 and scrapped at <a href="/facts/Thornaby/BW3k06tV">Thornaby</a> on 29 Aug 1948</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Beaumaris</th><th scope="row">J07</th><td><a href="/facts/Ailsa_Shipbuilding_Company/I2vAKwD1">Ailsa Shipbuilding Company</a>, <a href="/facts/Troon/qfLyoqah">Troon</a></td><td>31 Dec 1939</td><td>31 Oct 1940</td><td>28 Aug 1941</td><td></td><td>Sold on 1 Jan 1948 and scrapped at <a href="/facts/Milford_Haven/0hNwqnIx">Milford Haven</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Bootle</th><th scope="row">J143</th><td>Ailsa Shipbuilding Company, Troon</td><td>31 Aug 1940</td><td>23 Oct 1941</td><td>3 Apr 1942</td><td></td><td>Sold on 1 Jan 1948 and scrapped at <a href="/facts/Charlestown%2c_Fife/R9b0NLQ0">Charlestown, Fife</a> in June 1949</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Boston</th><th scope="row">J14</th><td>Ailsa Shipbuilding Company, Troon</td><td>27 Nov 1939</td><td>30 Dec 1940</td><td>26 Jan 1942</td><td></td><td>Sold on 1 Jan 1948 and scrapped at Charlestown, Fife in June 1949</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Brixham</th><th scope="row">J105</th><td>Blyth Shipbuilding; Blyth, Northumberland</td><td>6 Nov 1940</td><td>21 Oct 1941</td><td>19 Aug 1942</td><td></td><td>Scrapped on 7 Jul 1948 at <a href="/facts/Dunston%2c_Tyne_and_Wear/1FWShqD5">Dunston</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMS_Clacton_(J151)/hzjcCEzq"><i>Clacton</i></a></th><th scope="row">J151</th><td>Ailsa Shipbuilding Company, Troon</td><td>12 Nov 1940</td><td>19 Dec 1941</td><td>4 Jun 1942</td><td>31 Dec 1943</td><td>Struck a mine and sank east of <a href="/facts/Corsica/6xJ6aREr">Corsica</a> on 31 Dec 1943. Three officers and 29 crew died.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Cromarty</th><th scope="row">J09</th><td>Blyth Shipbuilding; Blyth, Northumberland</td><td>12 Jun 1940</td><td>24 Feb 1941</td><td>13 Dec 1941</td><td>23 Oct 1943</td><td>Struck a mine and sank in <a href="/facts/Strait_of_Bonifacio/MgU75css">Strait of Bonifacio</a> on 23 Oct 1943</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Dornoch</th><th scope="row">J173</th><td>Ailsa Shipbuilding Company, Troon</td><td>13 Jan 1941</td><td>4 Feb 1942</td><td>22 Jul 1942</td><td></td><td>Sold on 1 Jan 1948. Scrapped at <a href="/facts/Thornaby/BW3k06tV">Thornaby</a>.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Dunbar</th><th scope="row">J53</th><td>Blyth Shipbuilding; Blyth, Northumberland</td><td>21 Jun 1940</td><td>5 Jun 1941</td><td>3 Mar 1942</td><td></td><td>Sold on 1 Jan 1948. Scrapped at <a href="/facts/Southampton/LbJP1fIt">Southampton</a>.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMIS_Baluchistan/qHRSoBUm"><i>Greenock</i></a></th><th scope="row">J182</th><td>Blyth Shipbuilding; Blyth, Northumberland</td><td>28 Jul 1941</td><td>11 May 1942</td><td></td><td></td><td>Never served in the Royal Navy. She was transferred to the <a href="/facts/Royal_Indian_Navy/cQTu6FXB">Royal Indian Navy</a> before completion to become <a href="/facts/HMIS_Baluchistan/qHRSoBUm"><i>Baluchistan</i></a>.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMIS_Kathiawar/5Mqf9xuq"><i>Hartlepool</i></a></th><th scope="row">J155</th><td>Blyth Shipbuilding; Blyth, Northumberland</td><td>28 Oct 1941</td><td>14 Jul 1942</td><td></td><td></td><td>Never served in the Royal Navy. She was transferred to the <a href="/facts/Royal_Indian_Navy/cQTu6FXB">Royal Indian Navy</a> before completion to become <a href="/facts/HMIS_Kathiawar/5Mqf9xuq"><i>Kathiawar</i></a>.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMIS_Khyber/Yg8j8Qa3"><i>Harwich</i></a></th><th scope="row">J190</th><td><a href="/facts/William_Hamilton_and_Company/6d8pRhWt">William Hamilton and Company</a>, <a href="/facts/Port_Glasgow/dMNnonLe">Port Glasgow</a></td><td>10 Dec 1940</td><td>17 Feb 1942</td><td></td><td></td><td>Never served in the Royal Navy. She was transferred to the <a href="/facts/Royal_Indian_Navy/cQTu6FXB">Royal Indian Navy</a> before completion to become <a href="/facts/HMIS_Khyber/Yg8j8Qa3"><i>Khyber</i></a>.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMS_Hythe_(J194)/fyyr9cYp"><i>Hythe</i></a></th><th scope="row">J194</th><td>Ailsa Shipbuilding Company, Troon</td><td>20 Jul 1940</td><td>4 Sep 1941</td><td>5 Mar 1942</td><td>11 Oct 1943</td><td>Torpedoed and sunk by <a href="/facts/German_submarine_U-371/3GK7llGG"><i>U-371</i></a> at 01:09 on 11 Oct 1943 off <a href="/facts/B%25C3%25A9ja%25C3%25AFa/qWBHI5tl">Bougie</a>, <a href="/facts/Algeria/UXDF4Tj6">Algeria</a> at <a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Bangor-class_minesweeper¶ms=37_04_N_05_00_E_">37°04′N 05°00′E / 37.067°N 5.000°E / 37.067; 5.000</a>.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Ilfracombe</th><th scope="row">J95</th><td>William Hamilton and Company, Port Glasgow</td><td>11 Oct 1939</td><td>29 Jan 1941</td><td>20 Aug 1941</td><td></td><td>Sold on 1 Jan 1948. Scrapped at <a href="/facts/Dunston%2c_Tyne_and_Wear/1FWShqD5">Dunston</a>.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Llandudno</th><th scope="row">J67</th><td>William Hamilton and Company, Port Glasgow</td><td>20 Oct 1939</td><td>8 Nov 1941</td><td>29 Mar 1942</td><td></td><td>Sold in 1947 as the mercantile ship <i>Rorvik</i>. Scrapped in 1952.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMS_Lyme_Regis_(J193)/5Jfbnunr"><i>Lyme Regis</i></a></th><th scope="row">J193</th><td><a href="/facts/Lobnitz/DmpSrPYj">Lobnitz</a> & Co.</td><td>9 Sep 1941</td><td>19 Mar 1942</td><td>5 Jun 1942</td><td></td><td>Scrapped at <a href="/facts/Sunderland%2c_Tyne_and_Wear/BJFnB8xo">Sunderland</a> on 24 Aug 1948.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMIS_Kumaon/NB1edkWN"><i>Middlesbrough</i></a></th><th scope="row">J164</th><td>William Hamilton and Company</td><td>12 Dec 1940</td><td>2 May 1942</td><td></td><td></td><td>Never served in the Royal Navy. She was transferred to the <a href="/facts/Royal_Indian_Navy/cQTu6FXB">Royal Indian Navy</a> before completion to become <a href="/facts/HMIS_Kumaon/NB1edkWN"><i>Kumaon</i></a>.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMIS_Carnatic/8aErKWFW"><i>Newhaven</i></a></th><th scope="row">J199</th><td>William Hamilton and Company, Port Glasgow</td><td>28 Mar 1941</td><td>29 Jul 1942</td><td></td><td></td><td>Never served in the Royal Navy. She was transferred to the <a href="/facts/Royal_Indian_Navy/cQTu6FXB">Royal Indian Navy</a> before completion to become <a href="/facts/HMIS_Carnatic/8aErKWFW"><i>Carnatic</i></a>.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMIS_Rohilkhand_(J180)/F7Xmn8zT"><i>Padstow</i></a></th><th scope="row">J180</th><td>William Hamilton and Company, Port Glasgow</td><td>29 Aug 1941</td><td>29 Oct 1942</td><td></td><td></td><td>Never served in the Royal Navy. She was transferred to the <a href="/facts/Royal_Indian_Navy/cQTu6FXB">Royal Indian Navy</a> before completion to become <a href="/facts/HMIS_Rohilkhand_(J180)/F7Xmn8zT"><i>Rohilkand</i></a>.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Polruan</th><th scope="row">J97</th><td>Ailsa Shipbuilding Company, Troon</td><td>6 Nov 1939</td><td>18 Jul 1940</td><td>9 May 1940</td><td></td><td>Scrapped at <a href="/facts/Sunderland%2c_Tyne_and_Wear/BJFnB8xo">Sunderland</a> in June 1950</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Poole</th><th scope="row">J147</th><td>Alexander Stephen and Sons</td><td>25 Jul 1940</td><td>25 Jun 1941</td><td>8 Nov 1941</td><td></td><td>Sold on 1 Jan 1948. Scrapped at <a href="/facts/Pembroke_Dock/fYNb8NR0">Pembroke Dock</a>.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Rothesay</th><th scope="row">J19</th><td>William Hamilton and Company, Port Glasgow</td><td>29 Sep 1939</td><td>18 Mar 1941</td><td>3 Jul 1941</td><td></td><td>Sold on 19 Apr 1950. Scrapped at <a href="/facts/Milford_Haven/0hNwqnIx">Milford Haven</a>.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMS_Rye_(J76)/GlyJgF1t"><i>Rye</i></a></th><th scope="row">J76</th><td>Ailsa Shipbuilding Company, Troon</td><td>27 Nov 1939</td><td>19 Aug 1940</td><td>20 Nov 1941</td><td></td><td>Sold on 24 Aug 1948. Scrapped at <a href="/facts/Purfleet/rv0nqABt">Purfleet</a> in September 1948.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Tenby</th><th scope="row">J34</th><td>William Hamilton and Company, Port Glasgow</td><td>29 Sep 1939</td><td>10 Sep 1941</td><td>8 Dec 1941</td><td></td><td>Sold on 1 Jan 1948. Scrapped at <a href="/facts/Dunston%2c_Tyne_and_Wear/1FWShqD5">Dunston</a>.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Whitehaven</th><th scope="row">J121</th><td><a href="/facts/Philip_and_Son/tQM90Hqr">Philip and Son</a>, <a href="/facts/Dartmouth%2c_Devon/D27NgRpt">Dartmouth, Devon</a></td><td>24 Jul 1940</td><td>29 May 1941</td><td>14 Nov 1941</td><td></td><td>Sold on 14 Aug 1948. Scrapped at <a href="/facts/Briton_Ferry/9dYqVXWF">Briton Ferry</a>.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Worthing</th><th scope="row">J72</th><td>Philip and Son; Dartmouth, Devon</td><td>15 Nov 1940</td><td>22 Aug 1941</td><td>20 Mar 1942</td><td></td><td>Sold on 7 Jul 1948. Scrapped at <a href="/facts/Dunston%2c_Tyne_and_Wear/1FWShqD5">Dunston</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table> Royal Indian Navy<table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">Ship</th><th scope="col">Original pennant no.</th><th scope="col">Builder</th><th scope="col">Laid down</th><th scope="col">Launched</th><th scope="col">Commissioned</th><th scope="col">Paid off</th><th scope="col">Fate</th></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMIS_Baluchistan/qHRSoBUm"><i>Baluchistan</i></a></th><th scope="row">J182</th><td><a href="/facts/Blyth_Shipbuilding/IvqlIabE">Blyth Shipbuilding</a>, <a href="/facts/Blyth%2c_Northumberland/WqXXlXSa">Blyth</a></td><td>28 Jul 1941</td><td>11 May 1942</td><td>28 Oct 1942</td><td></td><td>Formerly <a href="/facts/HMIS_Baluchistan/qHRSoBUm"><i>Greenock</i></a>, She was transferred to the RIN before completion. She was sold to Pakistan in 1947. Scrapped on 22 Jan 1959.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMIS_Carnatic/8aErKWFW"><i>Carnatic</i></a></th><th scope="row">J199</th><td><a href="/facts/William_Hamilton_and_Company/6d8pRhWt">William Hamilton and Company</a>, <a href="/facts/Port_Glasgow/dMNnonLe">Port Glasgow</a></td><td>28 Mar 1941</td><td>29 Jul 1942</td><td>27 Oct 1942</td><td></td><td>Formerly <a href="/facts/HMIS_Carnatic/8aErKWFW"><i>Newhaven</i></a>, She was transferred to the RIN before completion. Scrapped in 1949.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMIS_Kathiawar/5Mqf9xuq"><i>Kathiawar</i></a></th><th scope="row">J155</th><td>Blyth Shipbuilding, Blyth, Northumberland</td><td>28 Oct 1941</td><td>14 Jul 1942</td><td>23 Dec 1942</td><td></td><td>Formerly <a href="/facts/HMIS_Kathiawar/5Mqf9xuq"><i>Hartlepool</i></a>, she was transferred to RIN before completion. She was sold to Pakistan in 1947 as <i>Chittagong</i>. Scrapped in 1956.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMIS_Khyber/Yg8j8Qa3"><i>Khyber</i></a></th><th scope="row">J190</th><td>William Hamilton and Company, Port Glasgow</td><td>10 Dec 1940</td><td>17 Feb 1942</td><td>12 Aug 1942</td><td></td><td>Formerly <a href="/facts/HMIS_Khyber/Yg8j8Qa3"><i>Harwich</i></a>, she was transferred to the RIN before completion. Scrapped in 1949.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMIS_Kumaon/NB1edkWN"><i>Kumaon</i></a></th><th scope="row">J164</th><td>William Hamilton and Company, Port Glasgow</td><td>12 Dec 1940</td><td>2 May 1942</td><td>30 Nov 1942</td><td></td><td>Formerly <a href="/facts/HMIS_Kumaon/NB1edkWN"><i>Middlesbrough</i></a>, she was transferred to the RIN before completion. Scrapped in 1949.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMIS_Rohilkhand_(J180)/F7Xmn8zT"><i>Rohilkand</i></a></th><th scope="row">J180</th><td>William Hamilton and Company, Port Glasgow</td><td>29 Aug 1941</td><td>29 Oct 1942</td><td>5 Feb 1943</td><td></td><td>Formerly <a href="/facts/HMIS_Rohilkhand_(J180)/F7Xmn8zT"><i>Padstow</i></a>, she was transferred to the RIN before completion. Scrapped in 1961.</td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Reciprocating-engined</h3> Royal Navy<table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">Ship</th><th scope="col">Pennant no.</th><th scope="col">Builder</th><th scope="col">Laid down</th><th scope="col">Launched</th><th scope="col">Commissioned</th><th scope="col">Paid off</th><th scope="col">Fate</th></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMCS_Bayfield/rbTy2rN3"><i>Bayfield</i></a></th><th scope="row">J08</th><td><a href="/facts/North_Vancouver_Ship_Repairs/V0IoJxmu">North Vancouver Ship Repairs</a>, <a href="/facts/North_Vancouver_(city)/ImYcnEhV">North Vancouver</a></td><td>30 Dec 1940</td><td>26 May 1941</td><td></td><td></td><td>She was transferred to the <a href="/facts/Royal_Canadian_Navy/eSRkBetN">Royal Canadian Navy</a> before completion to become <a href="/facts/HMCS_Bayfield/rbTy2rN3"><i>Bayfield</i></a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Blyth</th><th scope="row">J15</th><td><a href="/facts/Blyth_Shipbuilding/IvqlIabE">Blyth Shipbuilding</a>, <a href="/facts/Blyth%2c_Northumberland/WqXXlXSa">Blyth</a></td><td>11 Jan 1940</td><td>2 Sep 1940</td><td>17 Jun 1941</td><td></td><td>Sold on 25 May 1948 as the mercantile ship <i>Radbourne</i>; her conversion was never completed; she was scrapped</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Bude</th><th scope="row">J116</th><td><a href="/facts/Lobnitz_and_Company/kEWaeY2z">Lobnitz and Company</a>, <a href="/facts/Renfrew/DIsMVnhe">Renfrew</a></td><td>2 Apr 1940</td><td>4 Sep 1940</td><td>12 Feb 1941</td><td></td><td>Sold to Egypt in 1946 as <i>Nasr</i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMCS_Canso/8GAEHeG4"><i>Canso</i></a></th><th scope="row">J21</th><td>North Vancouver Ship Repairs; North Vancouver, British Columbia</td><td>30 Dec 1940</td><td>2 Jun 1941</td><td></td><td></td><td>She was transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy upon completion to become <a href="/facts/HMCS_Canso/8GAEHeG4"><i>Canso</i></a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMIS_Orissa_(J200)/wqa7WsFk"><i>Clydebank</i></a></th><th scope="row">J200</th><td>Lobnitz and Company, Renfrew</td><td>15 May 1941</td><td>20 Nov 1941</td><td></td><td></td><td>She was transferred to the <a href="/facts/Royal_Indian_Navy/cQTu6FXB">Royal Indian Navy</a> before completion to become <a href="/facts/HMIS_Orissa_(J200)/wqa7WsFk"><i>Orissa</i></a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMCS_Caraquet/kTaTWQN3"><i>Caraquet</i></a></th><th scope="row">J38</th><td>North Vancouver Ship Repairs; North Vancouver, British Columbia</td><td>31 Jan 1941</td><td>2 Jun 1941</td><td></td><td></td><td>She was transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy upon completion to become <a href="/facts/HMCS_Caraquet/kTaTWQN3"><i>Caraquet</i></a>. Sold in 1946 to Portugal as NRP <i>Almirante Lacerda</i> (A525). Sold in 1975.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMS_Cromer_(J128)/7vVLwWky"><i>Cromer</i></a></th><th scope="row">J128</th><td>Lobnitz and Company, Renfrew</td><td>16 May 1940</td><td>7 Oct 1940</td><td>4 Apr 1941</td><td>9 Nov 1942</td><td>She struck a mine and sank on 9 Nov 1942 off <a href="/facts/Marsa_Matruh/W2PMw0DJ">Marsa Matruh</a>, Egypt at 31-26N, 27-16E</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Eastbourne</th><th scope="row">J127</th><td>Lobnitz and Company, Renfrew</td><td>29 Jun 1940</td><td>5 Nov 1940</td><td>26 May 1941</td><td></td><td>She was sold on 28 Sep 1948 and scrapped at <a href="/facts/Dunston%2c_Tyne_and_Wear/1FWShqD5">Dunston</a> in Oct 1948</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMS_Felixstowe_(J126)/K2gBaumL"><i>Felixstowe</i></a></th><th scope="row">J126</th><td>Lobnitz and Company, Renfrew</td><td>8 Aug 1940</td><td>15 Jan 1941</td><td>11 Jul 1941</td><td>18 Dec 1943</td><td>She struck a mine and sank on 18 Dec 1943 off Capo Ferro, <a href="/facts/Sardinia/7GGJNHCx">Sardinia</a> at 41-10N, 09-40E</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Fort York</th><th scope="row">J119</th><td>Dufferin Shipbuilding, <a href="/facts/Toronto/cnXH7881">Toronto</a></td><td>26 Feb 1941</td><td>24 Aug 1941</td><td>27 Feb 1942</td><td></td><td>Sold to Portugal on 26 Sep 1950 as NRP <i>Comandante Almeida Carvalho</i> (A527), in 1964 renamed NRP <i>Cacheu</i> (F470)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Fraserburgh</th><th scope="row">J124</th><td>Lobnitz and Company, Renfrew</td><td>8 Aug 1940</td><td>12 May 1941</td><td>23 Sep 1941</td><td></td><td>She was sold on 1 Jan 1948, scrapped at <a href="/facts/Thornaby/BW3k06tV">Thornaby</a> on 3 Jan 1948.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMS_Guysborough/gSaITGRh"><i>Guysborough</i></a></th><th scope="row">J52</th><td>North Vancouver Ship Repairs; North Vancouver, British Columbia</td><td>28 May 1941</td><td>21 Jul 1941</td><td></td><td></td><td>Transferred to the <a href="/facts/Royal_Canadian_Navy/eSRkBetN">Royal Canadian Navy</a> upon completion to become <a href="/facts/HMS_Guysborough/gSaITGRh"><i>Guysborough</i></a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMCS_Ingonish/GMKz8adp"><i>Ingonish</i></a></th><th scope="row">J69</th><td>North Vancouver Ship Repairs; North Vancouver, British Columbia</td><td>6 Jun 1941</td><td>30 Jul 1941</td><td>2 Jul 1945</td><td></td><td>Transferred to <a href="/facts/Royal_Canadian_Navy/eSRkBetN">Royal Canadian Navy</a> upon completion to become <a href="/facts/HMCS_Ingonish/GMKz8adp"><i>Ingonish</i></a>. Returned to the Royal Navy on 2 Jul 1945. Sold on 1 Jan 1948.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Lantau</th><th scope="row">J208</th><td><a href="/facts/Hong_Kong_and_Whampoa_Dock/XKuATq9Y">Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock</a>, <a href="/facts/Hong_Kong/4nAf3mqQ">Hong Kong</a></td><td>22 Jul 1941</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Laid down as Beaulieu, renamed HMS <i>Lantau</i> in September 1941 while under construction. Captured on the stocks by the Japanese at the <a href="/facts/Fall_of_Hong_Kong/RmtL0seD">Fall of Hong Kong</a>. Completed by the Japanese as the mercantile <i>Gyosei Maru</i> in 1942, renamed <i>Shima Maru</i> in 1943.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMCS_Lockeport/WKSaVL5F"><i>Lockeport</i></a></th><th scope="row">J100</th><td>North Vancouver Ship Repairs; North Vancouver, British Columbia</td><td>17 Jun 1941</td><td>22 Aug 1941</td><td>2 Jul 1945</td><td></td><td>Transferred to the <a href="/facts/Royal_Canadian_Navy/eSRkBetN">Royal Canadian Navy</a> upon completion to become <a href="/facts/HMCS_Lockeport/WKSaVL5F"><i>Lockeport</i></a>. Returned to the Royal Navy on 2 Jul 1945. Sold 1 Jan 1948.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Lyemun</th><th scope="row">J209</th><td>Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock, Hong Kong</td><td>22 Jul 1941</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Laid down as Looe, renamed HMS <i>Lyemun</i> in September 1941 while under construction. Captured on the stocks by the Japanese at the <a href="/facts/Fall_of_Hong_Kong/RmtL0seD">Fall of Hong Kong</a>. Completed by the Japanese as the <a href="/facts/Imperial_Japanese_Navy/smLn7IyT">Imperial Japanese Navy</a> gunboat <i>Nanyo</i>, sunk by American aircraft in the <a href="/facts/Formosa_Strait/aBI5NtzS">Formosa Strait</a> 23 Dec 1943.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMIS_Rajputana_(J197)/55yNAhVl"><i>Lyme Regis</i></a></th><th scope="row">J197</th><td><a href="/facts/Lobnitz_and_Company/kEWaeY2z">Lobnitz and Company</a></td><td>21 Jun 1941</td><td>31 Dec 1941</td><td></td><td></td><td>Transferred to <a href="/facts/Royal_Indian_Navy/cQTu6FXB">Royal Indian Navy</a> before completion to become <a href="/facts/HMIS_Rajputana_(J197)/55yNAhVl"><i>Rajputana</i></a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Parrsborough</th><th scope="row">J117</th><td>Dufferin Shipbuilding, Toronto</td><td>19 Mar 1941</td><td>26 Jun 1941</td><td>27 May 1942</td><td></td><td>Sold on 1 Jan 1948</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMS_Peterhead_(J59)/BhqX230l"><i>Peterhead</i></a></th><th scope="row">J59</th><td>Blyth Shipbuilding; Blyth, Northumberland</td><td>15 Feb 1940</td><td>31 Oct 1940</td><td>11 Sep 1941</td><td></td><td>Struck a mine off <a href="/facts/Normandy/0NfFuSct">Normandy</a> on 8 Jun 1944 during <a href="/facts/Operation_Neptune/q4wsAqGV">Operation Neptune</a>. Declared a <a href="/facts/Constructive_total_loss/GPNM17Ve">constructive total loss</a>, salvaged and sold on 1 Jan 1948. Scrapped at <a href="/facts/Pembroke_Dock/fYNb8NR0">Pembroke</a> in May 1948.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Qualicum</th><th scope="row">J138</th><td>Dufferin Shipbuilding, Toronto</td><td>8 Apr 1941</td><td>3 Sep 1941</td><td>13 May 1942</td><td></td><td>Sold on 9 Feb 1948</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Rhyl</th><th scope="row">J36</th><td>Lobnitz and Company, Renfrew</td><td>23 Nov 1939</td><td>21 Jun 1940</td><td>9 Nov 1940</td><td></td><td>Sold on 28 Sep 1948. Scrapped at <a href="/facts/Gateshead/d93SgtJh">Gateshead</a> in Oct 1948.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Romney</th><th scope="row">J77</th><td>Lobnitz and Company, Renfrew</td><td>27 Feb 1940</td><td>3 Aug 1940</td><td>12 Dec 1940</td><td></td><td>Sold on 18 Jan 1950. Scrapped at <a href="/facts/Granton%2c_Edinburgh/UvTIeyuh">Granton</a> in February 1950.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Seaham</th><th scope="row">J123</th><td>Lobnitz and Company, Renfrew</td><td>15 Oct 1940</td><td>16 Jun 1941</td><td>19 Dec 1941</td><td></td><td>Transferred to Fishery Protection Service in 1946. Sold to <a href="/facts/Burma/zcqQH2oE">Burma</a> on 11 Aug 1947 as a pilot and survey vessel <i>Chinthe</i>. Sunk in 1948 by an uncharted Japanese mine.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Shippigan</th><th scope="row">J212</th><td>Dufferin Shipbuilding, Toronto</td><td>19 Apr 1941</td><td>12 Aug 1941</td><td>17 Jun 1942</td><td></td><td>Sold on 1 Jan 1948</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Sidmouth</th><th scope="row">J47</th><td><a href="/facts/Henry_Robb/LR4bArnx">Henry Robb</a>, <a href="/facts/Leith/nYNB4WhC">Leith</a></td><td>11 Jun 1940</td><td>15 Mar 1941</td><td>4 Aug 1941</td><td></td><td>Sold on 18 Jan 1950. Scrapped at <a href="/facts/Charlestown%2c_Fife/R9b0NLQ0">Charlestown, Fife</a>.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Stornoway</th><th scope="row">J31</th><td>Henry Robb, Leith</td><td>17 Jul 1940</td><td>10 Jun 1941</td><td>17 Nov 1941</td><td></td><td>Sold to Egypt on 11 Sep 1946 as <i>Matruh</i>.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Tadoussac</th><th scope="row">J220</th><td>Dufferin Shipbuilding, Toronto</td><td>17 Apr 1941</td><td>2 Aug 1941</td><td>28 Mar 1942</td><td></td><td>Sold on 18 Oct 1946 as a mercantile ship</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Japanese_minesweeper_W-101/PrpDK8BL"><i>Taitam</i></a></th><th scope="row">J210</th><td><a href="/facts/Taikoo_Dockyard/5tVhS9sM">Taikoo Dockyard</a>, Hong Kong</td><td>12 Jul 1941</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Laid down as <a href="/facts/Japanese_minesweeper_W-101/PrpDK8BL"><i>Portland</i></a>, was renamed HMS <i>Taitam</i> in September 1941 while under construction. Captured on the stocks by the Japanese at the <a href="/facts/Fall_of_Hong_Kong/RmtL0seD">Fall of Hong Kong</a> when 60% complete. Launched 20 Feb 1943. Completed and Commissioned by the Japanese as <a href="/facts/Imperial_Japanese_Navy/smLn7IyT">Imperial Japanese Navy</a> minesweeper <i>No. 101</i> at Hong Kong 10 Apr 1944, sunk by American aircraft off Cape Padaran on 12 Jan 1945.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMIS_Konkan/y4RNehUS"><i>Tilbury</i></a></th><th scope="row">J228</th><td>Lobnitz and Company, Renfrew</td><td>15 Aug 1941</td><td>18 Feb 1942</td><td></td><td></td><td>Transferred to the <a href="/facts/Royal_Indian_Navy/cQTu6FXB">Royal Indian Navy</a> before completion to become <a href="/facts/HMIS_Konkan/y4RNehUS"><i>Konkan</i></a>.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Waglan</th><th scope="row">J211</th><td>Taikoo Dockyard, Hong Kong</td><td>12 Jul 1941</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Laid down as Seaford, was renamed HMS <i>Waglan</i> in September 1941 while under construction. Captured on the stocks by the Japanese at the <a href="/facts/Fall_of_Hong_Kong/RmtL0seD">Fall of Hong Kong</a> when only 30% complete. Launched 20 Mar 1943. Completed and Commissioned by the Japanese as <a href="/facts/Imperial_Japanese_Navy/smLn7IyT">Imperial Japanese Navy</a> minesweeper <i>No. 102</i> at Hong Kong 28 Sep 1944, damaged by American aircraft off <a href="/facts/Keelung/3zl3GvQ8">Keelung</a> on 3 Feb 1945. Used by Allied Minesweeping Service beginning 1 Dec 1945, Returned to Royal Navy 20 Nov 1947. Scrapped in Tokyo 31 Mar 1948.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Wedgeport</th><th scope="row">J139</th><td>Dufferin Shipbuilding, Toronto</td><td>29 Apr 1941</td><td>2 Aug 1941</td><td>21 Apr 1942</td><td></td><td>Sold on 11 Sep 1946 to Egypt as <i>Sollum</i>. Lost on 7 Apr 1953 in heavy weather off Alexandria.</td></tr></tbody></table> Royal Canadian Navy<table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">Ship</th><th scope="col">Original pennant no.</th><th scope="col">Builder</th><th scope="col">Laid down</th><th scope="col">Launched</th><th scope="col">Commissioned</th><th scope="col">Paid off</th><th scope="col">Fate</th></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMCS_Bayfield/rbTy2rN3"><i>Bayfield</i></a></th><th scope="row">J08</th><td><a href="/facts/North_Vancouver_Ship_Repairs/V0IoJxmu">North Vancouver Ship Repairs</a>, <a href="/facts/North_Vancouver_(city)/ImYcnEhV">North Vancouver, British Columbia</a></td><td>30 Dec 1940</td><td>26 May 1941</td><td>26 Feb 1942</td><td>24 Feb 1945</td><td>Formerly <a href="/facts/HMCS_Bayfield/rbTy2rN3"><i>Bayfield</i></a>, transferred to the RCN upon completion. Scrapped in Jan 1948 at <a href="/facts/Gateshead/d93SgtJh">Gateshead</a>.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMCS_Bellechasse/ooPFMvzw"><i>Bellechasse</i></a></th><th scope="row">J170</th><td><a href="/facts/Burrard_Dry_Dock/v1tuxEkg">Burrard Dry Dock</a>, North Vancouver</td><td>16 Apr 1941</td><td>20 Oct 1941</td><td>13 Dec 1941</td><td>23 Oct 1945</td><td>Sold in 1946</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMCS_Blairmore/XE9md6K3"><i>Blairmore</i></a></th><th scope="row">J314</th><td><a href="/facts/Port_Arthur_Shipbuilding_Company/GKB8nrC3">Port Arthur Shipbuilding Company</a>, <a href="/facts/Port_Arthur%2c_Ontario/tPTEg1KD">Port Arthur, Ontario</a></td><td>2 Jan 1942</td><td>14 May 1942</td><td>17 Nov 1942</td><td>16 Oct 1945</td><td>Decommissioned 16 Oct 1945; Placed in strategic reserve 1946; Reacquired by the RCN July 1951 with new hull number FSE 193 as coastal escort; Transferred Turkish Navy 29 Mar 1958 & renamed <i>Beycoz</i>; Discarded & broken up 1971.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMCS_Burlington/9kjxjuK9"><i>Burlington</i></a></th><th scope="row">J250</th><td>Dufferin Shipbuilding, <a href="/facts/Toronto/cnXH7881">Toronto, Ontario</a></td><td>4 Jul 1940</td><td>23 Nov 1941</td><td>6 Sep 1941</td><td>23 Oct 1945</td><td>Sold in 1946</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMCS_Canso/8GAEHeG4"><i>Canso</i></a></th><th scope="row">J21</th><td>North Vancouver Ship Repairs, North Vancouver</td><td>30 Dec 1940</td><td>9 Jun 1941</td><td>6 Mar 1942</td><td>24 Sep 1945</td><td>Formerly <a href="/facts/HMCS_Canso/8GAEHeG4"><i>Canso</i></a>, transferred to RCN upon completion. Sold in January 1948.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMCS_Caraquet/kTaTWQN3"><i>Caraquet</i></a></th><th scope="row">J38</th><td>North Vancouver Ship Repairs; North Vancouver, British Columbia</td><td>31 Jan 1941</td><td>2 Jun 1941</td><td>2 Apr 1942</td><td>26 Sep 1945</td><td>Formerly <a href="/facts/HMCS_Caraquet/kTaTWQN3"><i>Caraquet</i></a>, transferred to the RCN upon completion. Sold in 1946 to Portugal as NRP <i>Almirante Lacerda</i> (A525). Sold in 1975.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMCS_Chedabucto/5lldkug3"><i>Chedabucto</i></a></th><th scope="row">J168</th><td>Burrard Dry Dock; North Vancouver, British Columbia</td><td>24 Jan 1941</td><td>14 Apr 1941</td><td>27 Sep 1941</td><td>31 Oct 1943</td><td>Sank after colliding with the cable vessel <i>Lord Kelvin</i> in the <a href="/facts/St._Lawrence_River/5DvCUBp4">St. Lawrence River</a> at 48-14N, 69-16W.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMCS_Chignecto_(J160)/kElHgA85"><i>Chignecto</i></a></th><th scope="row">J160</th><td>North Vancouver Ship Repairs; North Vancouver, British Columbia</td><td>9 Nov 1940</td><td>12 Dec 1940</td><td>31 Oct 1941</td><td>3 Nov 1945</td><td>Scrapped in 1957</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMCS_Clayoquot/qHedprMS"><i>Clayoquot</i></a></th><th scope="row">J174</th><td>Prince Rupert Dry Dock and Shipyards, <a href="/facts/Prince_Rupert%2c_British_Columbia/H6qGCE5A">Prince Rupert, British Columbia</a></td><td>20 Jun 1940</td><td>3 Oct 1940</td><td>22 Aug 1941</td><td>24 Dec 1944</td><td>Torpedoed at <a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Bangor-class_minesweeper¶ms=44_25_N_63_20_W_">44°25′N 63°20′W / 44.417°N 63.333°W / 44.417; -63.333</a> off the approaches to <a href="/facts/Halifax%2c_Nova_Scotia/Tcm27J9I">Halifax</a> while escorting <a href="/facts/List_of_World_War_II_convoys/DPQvqXtw">convoy XB-139</a> by <a href="/facts/German_submarine_U-806/h1gh1gk7"><i>U-806</i></a> at 14:37 on 24 Dec 1944. Eight crew members died.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMCS_Courtenay/1qmVQdH7"><i>Courtenay</i></a></th><th scope="row">J262</th><td>Prince Rupert Dry Dock and Shipyards; Prince Rupert, British Columbia</td><td>28 Jan 1941</td><td>2 Aug 1941</td><td>21 Mar 1942</td><td>5 Nov 1945</td><td>Scrapped on 3 Apr 1946</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMCS_Cowichan_(J146)/hRa0UVaT"><i>Cowichan</i></a></th><th scope="row">J146</th><td>North Vancouver Ship Repairs; North Vancouver, British Columbia</td><td>24 Apr 1940</td><td>8 Sep 1940</td><td>7 Apr 1941</td><td>10 Sep 1945</td><td>Sold in 1946 to Greece as <i>Cowichan</i>. Sold in 1956.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMCS_Drummondville/rRUeMPoe"><i>Drummondville</i></a></th><th scope="row">J146</th><td><a href="/facts/Canadian_Vickers/t3ddSsB2">Canadian Vickers</a>, <a href="/facts/Montreal/uQQaWd1b">Montreal</a>, <a href="/facts/Quebec/4hhNvb4t">Quebec</a></td><td>1 Oct 1940</td><td>21 May 1941</td><td>30 Oct 1941</td><td></td><td>Decommissioned on 29 Oct 1945. Recommissioned 1949 with pennant J181.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMCS_Fort_William_(J311)/AYrBcCwz"><i>Fort William</i></a></th><th scope="row">J311</th><td>Port Arthur Shipbuilding Company; Port Arthur, Ontario</td><td>18 Aug 1941</td><td>30 Dec 1941</td><td>25 Aug 1942</td><td>23 Oct 1945</td><td>Sold in 1957 to Turkey as <i>Bodrum</i>. Sold in 1971.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMCS_Gananoque/lMRjphFt"><i>Gananoque</i></a></th><th scope="row">J259</th><td>Dufferin Shipbuilding, Toronto</td><td>15 Jan 1941</td><td>23 Apr 1941</td><td>8 Nov 1941</td><td></td><td>Decommissioned on 13 Oct 1945. Recommissioned in 1949 with pennant J184. Sold in February 1959.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMCS_Georgian/mHpzVa9Q"><i>Georgian</i></a></th><th scope="row">J144</th><td>Dufferin Shipbuilding, Toronto</td><td>10 Oct 1940</td><td>28 Jan 1941</td><td>23 Sep 1941</td><td>23 Oct 1945</td><td>Sold in February 1959</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMCS_Goderich/7q9jJTRa"><i>Goderich</i></a></th><th scope="row">J260</th><td>Dufferin Shipbuilding, Toronto</td><td>15 Jan 1941</td><td>14 May 1941</td><td>23 Nov 1941</td><td></td><td>Decommissioned on 6 Nov 1945. Recommissioned in 1949 with pennant J198. Sold in February 1959.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMCS_Grandm%25C3%25A8re/fs5Ls2dM"><i>Grandmere</i></a></th><th scope="row">J258</th><td>Canadian Vickers, Montreal</td><td>2 Jun 1941</td><td>21 Aug 1941</td><td>11 Dec 1941</td><td>23 Oct 1945</td><td>Sold in 1947 as the mercantile <i>Elda</i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMS_Guysborough/gSaITGRh"><i>Guysborough</i></a></th><th scope="row">J52</th><td>North Vancouver Ship Repairs; North Vancouver, British Columbia</td><td>28 May 1941</td><td>21 Jul 1941</td><td>22 Apr 1942</td><td>17 Mar 1945</td><td>Formerly <a href="/facts/HMS_Guysborough/gSaITGRh"><i>Guysborough</i></a>, transferred to the RCN upon completion. Torpedoed at <a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Bangor-class_minesweeper¶ms=46_43_N_09_30_W_">46°43′N 09°30′W / 46.717°N 9.500°W / 46.717; -9.500</a> off the <a href="/facts/Bay_of_Biscay/nlsdKMBg">Bay of Biscay</a> while escorting a convoy by <a href="/facts/German_submarine_U-868/UmwX5QWK"><i>U-868</i></a> at 18:50 on 17 Mar 1945. 51 crew members died.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMCS_Ingonish/GMKz8adp"><i>Ingonish</i></a></th><th scope="row">J69</th><td>North Vancouver Ship Repairs; North Vancouver, British Columbia</td><td>6 Jun 1941</td><td>30 Jul 1941</td><td>5 Aug 1942</td><td>2 Jul 1945</td><td>Formerly <a href="/facts/HMCS_Ingonish/GMKz8adp"><i>Ingonish</i></a>, transferred to the RCN upon completion. Returned to the RN on 2 Jul 1945.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMCS_Kelowna/UKLRsMjy"><i>Kelowna</i></a></th><th scope="row">J261</th><td>Prince Rupert Dry Dock and Shipyards; Prince Rupert, British Columbia</td><td>27 Dec 1940</td><td>28 May 1941</td><td>5 Feb 1942</td><td>22 Oct 1945</td><td>Sold in 1946 as the mercantile <i>Condor</i>. Resold in 1950 as the mercantile <i>Hung Shin</i>.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMCS_Kenora/realrXTT"><i>Kenora</i></a></th><th scope="row">J281</th><td>Port Arthur Shipbuilding Company; Port Arthur, Ontario</td><td>18 Aug 1941</td><td>20 Dec 1941</td><td>6 Aug 1942</td><td></td><td>Decommissioned on 6 Oct 1945. Recommissioned in 1949 with pennant J191. Decommissioned in 1957 and sold to Turkey as <i>Bandirma</i>. Sold in 1972.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMCS_Kentville/lkVgt9pz"><i>Kentville</i></a></th><th scope="row">J312</th><td>Port Arthur Shipbuilding Company; Port Arthur, Ontario</td><td>15 Dec 1941</td><td>17 Apr 1942</td><td>10 Oct 1942</td><td></td><td>Decommissioned on 28 Oct 1945. Recommissioned in 1949 with pennant J182. Decommissioned in 1957 and sold to Turkey as <i>Bartin</i>. Sold in 1972.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMCS_Lockeport/WKSaVL5F"><i>Lockeport</i></a></th><th scope="row">J312</th><td>North Vancouver Ship Repairs; North Vancouver, British Columbia</td><td>17 Jun 1941</td><td>22 Aug 1941</td><td>27 May 1942</td><td>2 Jul 1945</td><td>Formerly <a href="/facts/HMCS_Lockeport/WKSaVL5F"><i>Lockeport</i></a>, transferred to the RCN upon completion. Returned to the RN on 2 Jul 1945.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMCS_Mahone/LH5vemwU"><i>Mahone</i></a></th><th scope="row">J159</th><td>North Vancouver Ship Repair; North Vancouver, British Columbia</td><td>13 Aug 1940</td><td>14 Nov 1940</td><td>29 Sept 1941</td><td>6 Nov 1945</td><td>Decommissioned 6 Nov 1945; Placed in strategic reserve 1946; Reacquired by the RCN & given the new hull number FSE 192 as coastal escort; Transferred to Turkish Navy 29 Mar 1958 as <i>Beylerbeyi</i>; Discarded & broken up 1972; Registry closed 1979.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMCS_Malpeque/3He20EeI"><i>Malpeque</i></a></th><th scope="row">J148</th><td>North Vancouver Ship Repairs; North Vancouver, British Columbia</td><td>24 Apr 1940</td><td>5 Sep 1940</td><td>8 Apr 1941</td><td></td><td>Decommissioned on 9 Oct 1945. Recommissioned in 1949 with pennant J186. Sold in February 1959.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMCS_Medicine_Hat/jfzTkYIJ"><i>Medicine Hat</i></a></th><th scope="row">J256</th><td>Canadian Vickers; Montreal, Quebec</td><td>1 Jan 1941</td><td>25 Jun 1941</td><td>4 Dec 1941</td><td></td><td>Decommissioned on 6 Nov 1945. Recommissioned in 1949 with pennant J197. Decommissioned in 1957 and sold to Turkey as <i>Biga</i>. Sold in 1963.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMCS_Milltown/gXcv1gST"><i>Milltown</i></a></th><th scope="row">J317</th><td>Port Arthur Shipbuilding Company; Port Arthur, Ontario</td><td>18 Aug 1941</td><td>27 Jan 1942</td><td>18 Sep 1942</td><td></td><td>Decommissioned on 18 Oct 1945. Recommissioned in 1949 with pennant J194. Sold in February 1959.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMCS_Minas/BPoDEA2p"><i>Minas</i></a></th><th scope="row">J165</th><td>Burrard Dry Dock; Vancouver, British Columbia</td><td>18 Oct 1940</td><td>22 Jan 1941</td><td>2 Aug 1941</td><td></td><td>Decommissioned on 6 Oct 1945. Recommissioned in 1949 with pennant J189. Scrapped in August 1959.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMCS_Miramichi_(J169)/HEQv2G20"><i>Miramichi</i></a></th><th scope="row">J169</th><td>Burrard Dry Dock; Vancouver, British Columbia</td><td>3 Nov 1940</td><td>2 Sep 1941</td><td>26 Nov 1941</td><td>24 Oct 1945</td><td></td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMCS_Mulgrave/9BqueQVQ"><i>Mulgrave</i></a></th><th scope="row">J313</th><td>Port Arthur Shipbuilding Company; Port Arthur, Ontario</td><td>15 Dec 1941</td><td>2 May 1942</td><td>4 Nov 1942</td><td>6 Jul 1945</td><td>Struck a mine in the <a href="/facts/English_Channel/UPjaSEXf">English Channel</a> off <a href="/facts/Le_Havre/VHwdcG61">Le Havre</a> on 8 Oct 1944 and badly damaged, not repaired. Scrapped in May 1947.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMCS_Nipigon_(J154)/kbxwamKQ"><i>Nipigon</i></a></th><th scope="row">J154</th><td>Dufferin Shipbuilding; Toronto, Ontario</td><td>4 Jul 1940</td><td>1 Oct 1940</td><td>8 Nov 1941</td><td></td><td>Decommissioned on 13 Oct 1945. Recommissioned in 1949 with pennant J188. Decommissioned in 1957 and sold to Turkey as <i>Bafra</i>. Sold in 1972.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMCS_Outarde/zmGYhqr4"><i>Outarde</i></a></th><th scope="row">J161</th><td>North Vancouver Ship Repairs; North Vancouver, British Columbia</td><td>15 Oct 1940</td><td>27 Jan 1941</td><td>4 Dec 1941</td><td>24 Nov 1945</td><td>Sold into mercantile service in 1946</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMCS_Port_Hope/JoKQF9mn"><i>Port Hope</i></a></th><th scope="row">J280</th><td><a href="/facts/Davie_Shipbuilding/s5PH6Q9S">Davie Shipbuilding</a>, <a href="/facts/Lauzon%2c_Quebec/vbIxAVmg">Lauzon</a></td><td>9 Sep 1941</td><td>14 Dec 1941</td><td>30 Jul 1942</td><td></td><td>Decommissioned 13 Oct 1945. Recommissioned in 1949 with pennant J183. Sold in February 1959.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMCS_Quatsino/LQuff9JG"><i>Quatsino</i></a></th><th scope="row">J152</th><td>Prince Rupert Dry Dock and Shipyards; Prince Rupert, British Columbia</td><td>20 Jun 1940</td><td>1 Sep 1941</td><td>3 Nov 1941</td><td>26 Nov 1945</td><td>Sold in 1946 to China as <i>Chen Hsin</i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMCS_Quinte_(J166)/UP55muBy"><i>Quinte</i></a></th><th scope="row">J166</th><td>Burrard Dry Dock; Vancouver, British Columbia</td><td>14 Dec 1940</td><td>3 Aug 1941</td><td>30 Aug 1941</td><td>25 Oct 1946</td><td>Scrapped in August 1947</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMCS_Red_Deer/lesWYS58"><i>Red Deer</i></a></th><th scope="row">J255</th><td>Canadian Vickers; Montreal, Quebec</td><td>1 Jan 1941</td><td>5 Oct 1941</td><td>24 Nov 1941</td><td></td><td>Decommissioned on 30 Oct 1945. Recommissioned in 1949 with pennant J196. Sold in February 1959.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMCS_Sarnia/A0bUJBXb"><i>Sarnia</i></a></th><th scope="row">J309</th><td>Davie Shipbuilding; Lauzon, Quebec</td><td>18 Sep 1941</td><td>21 Jan 1942</td><td>13 Aug 1942</td><td>28 Oct 1945</td><td>Decommissioned 28 Oct 1945; Reacquired by RCN 1951 with pennant number 190; Transferred to Turkey 29 Mar 1958 as <i>Büyükdere</i>; Decommissioned, registry deleted & broken-up 1972.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMCS_Stratford/fwFHkkc0"><i>Stratford</i></a></th><th scope="row">J310</th><td>Davie Shipbuilding; Lauzon, Quebec</td><td>29 Oct 1941</td><td>14 Feb 1942</td><td>29 Aug 1942</td><td>1 Apr 1946</td><td>Sold in 1947.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMCS_Swift_Current/DmS6wFjG"><i>Swift Current</i></a></th><th scope="row">J254</th><td>Canadian Vickers; Montreal, Quebec</td><td>10 Jan 1941</td><td>29 May 1941</td><td>11 Nov 1941</td><td>23 Oct 1945</td><td>Decommissioned 23 Oct 1945; Placed in strategic reserve 1946; Reacquired by RCN 1951 with new hull number FSE 185 as coastal escort; Sold to Turkish Navy 29 Mar 1958 as <i>Bozcaada</i>; Discarded & scrapped 1971.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMCS_Thunder_(J156)/xQhMbq4f"><i>Thunder</i></a></th><th scope="row">J156</th><td>Canadian Vickers; Montreal, Quebec</td><td>4 Dec 1940</td><td>19 Mar 1941</td><td>14 Oct 1941</td><td>4 Oct 1945</td><td></td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMCS_Ungava_(J149)/X4Dv8CUA"><i>Ungava</i></a></th><th scope="row">J149</th><td>North Vancouver Ship Repairs; North Vancouver, British Columbia</td><td>24 Apr 1940</td><td>9 Oct 1940</td><td>9 May 1941</td><td>3 Apr 1946</td><td></td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMCS_Vegreville/wyty24tC"><i>Vegreville</i></a></th><th scope="row">J257</th><td>Canadian Vickers; Montreal, Quebec</td><td>2 Jun 1941</td><td>7 Oct 1941</td><td>10 Dec 1941</td><td>6 Jun 1945</td><td>Scrapped in 1947</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMCS_Wasaga/Av69bEbX"><i>Wasaga</i></a></th><th scope="row">J162</th><td>Burrard Dry Dock; Vancouver, British Columbia</td><td>3 Sep 1940</td><td>23 Jan 1941</td><td>30 Jun 1941</td><td>6 Oct 1945</td><td>Scrapped 3 Apr 1946</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMCS_Westmount/51jMEWbx"><i>Westmount</i></a></th><th scope="row">J318</th><td>Davie Shipbuilding; Lauzon, Quebec</td><td>28 Oct 1941</td><td>14 Mar 1942</td><td>15 Sep 1942</td><td>23 Oct 1945</td><td>Decommissioned 13 Oct 1945; Placed in strategic reserve 1946; Reacquired by RCN 1951 with new hull number FSE 187 as coastal escort; Transferred Turkish Navy 29 Mar 1958 as <i>Bor Nova</i>; Discarded & broken-up 1972.</td></tr></tbody></table> Royal Indian Navy<table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">Ship</th><th scope="col">Original pennant no.</th><th scope="col">Builder</th><th scope="col">Laid down</th><th scope="col">Launched</th><th scope="col">Commissioned</th><th scope="col">Paid off</th><th scope="col">Fate</th></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMIS_Bihar/fnhlmuJR"><i>Bihar</i></a></th><th scope="row">J247</th><td><a href="/facts/Garden_Reach_Shipbuilders_%2526_Engineers/JkhHDheb">Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers</a>, <a href="/facts/Kolkata/k0HVgEYm">Kolkata</a></td><td>7 Jun 1941</td><td>7 Jul 1942</td><td>27 Feb 1944</td><td></td><td>Scrapped in 1949</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMIS_Deccan_(J129)/HdRjub7V">HMIS <i>Deccan</i> (J129)</a></th><th scope="row">J129</th><td>Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers, Kolkata</td><td></td><td>24 Apr 1944</td><td></td><td></td><td>Sold in 1949 as the mercantile <i>Kennery</i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMIS_Konkan/y4RNehUS"><i>Konkan</i></a></th><th scope="row">J228</th><td><a href="/facts/Lobnitz_and_Company/kEWaeY2z">Lobnitz and Company</a>, <a href="/facts/Renfrew/DIsMVnhe">Renfrew</a></td><td>15 Aug 1941</td><td>18 Feb 1942</td><td>12 Jun 1942</td><td></td><td>Formerly <a href="/facts/HMIS_Konkan/y4RNehUS"><i>Tilbury</i></a>, transferred to the RIN before completion. Sold in 1949; scrapped in 1963.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMIS_Malwa_(J55)/lchJuXg8"><i>Malwa</i></a></th><th scope="row">J55</th><td>Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers, Kolkata</td><td></td><td>21 Jun 1944</td><td></td><td></td><td>Transferred in 1948 to Pakistan as <i>Peshawar</i>. Sold on 22 Jan 1959.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMIS_Orissa_(J200)/wqa7WsFk"><i>Orissa</i></a></th><th scope="row">J200</th><td>Lobnitz and Company, Renfrew</td><td>15 May 1941</td><td>20 Nov 1941</td><td>14 May 1942</td><td></td><td>Formerly <a href="/facts/HMIS_Orissa_(J200)/wqa7WsFk"><i>Clydebank</i></a>, transferred to the RIN before completion. Scrapped in 1949.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMIS_Oudh/WhKhHJA9"><i>Oudh</i></a></th><th scope="row">J245</th><td>Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers, Kolkata</td><td></td><td>3 Mar 1942</td><td></td><td></td><td>Transferred in 1948 to Pakistan as <i>Dacca</i>. Sold on 22 Jan 1959.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/HMIS_Rajputana_(J197)/55yNAhVl"><i>Rajputana</i></a></th><th scope="row">J197</th><td>Lobnitz and Company, Renfrew</td><td>21 Jun 1941</td><td>31 Dec 1941</td><td>30 Apr 1942</td><td></td><td>Formerly <a href="/facts/HMIS_Rajputana_(J197)/55yNAhVl"><i>Lyme Regis</i></a>, transferred to the RIN before completion. Scrapped in 1961.</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/List_of_ship_classes_of_World_War_II/oGNNSUB8">List of ship classes of World War II</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references-and-notes">References and notes</h2> <ul><li><i>Warships of World War II</i>, by H. T. Lenton & J. J. Colledge, pub. Ian Allan Ltd.</li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bangor class minesweepers. <ul><li><a href="http://uboat.net/allies/warships/class.html?ID=132">Bangor class minesweepers at <i>uboat.net</i></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.hazegray.org/navhist/canada/ww2/bangor/">Canadian Bangor class at <i>hazegray.org</i></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.combinedfleet.com/W-101_t.htm">Japanese Minesweepers</a> Combinedfleet.com</li> <li><a href="http://www.combinedfleet.com/W-102_t.htm">Japanese Minesweepers</a> Combinedfleet.com</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922-1946. Rutledge Publishing. 1980. p. 64. ISBN 0831703032. <a href="0831703032" target="_blank">0831703032</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>