HMCS Esquimalt

	HMCS Esquimalt
History
Canada
Name	Esquimalt
Namesake	Township of Esquimalt
Builder	Marine Industries Ltd., Sorel
Laid down	20 December 1940
Launched	8 August 1941
Commissioned	26 October 1942
Identification	Pennant number: J272
Honours and; awards	Atlantic 1943–44, Gulf of St. Lawrence 1942.
Fate	Sunk 16 April 1945
General characteristics
Class and type	Bangor-class minesweeper
Displacement	592 long tons (601 t)
Length	162 ft (49.4 m)
Beam	28 ft (8.5 m)
Draught	8.25 ft (2.51 m)
Propulsion	2 shafts, 9-cylinder diesel, 2,000 bhp (1,500 kW)
Speed	16 knots (30 km/h)
Complement	83
Armament	1 × QF 12-pounder 12 cwt naval gun; 1 × QF 2-pounder Mark VIII; 2 × QF 20 mm Oerlikon guns; 40 depth charges as escort;

HMCS Esquimalt was a Bangor-class minesweeper that served in the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War. She saw service in the Battle of the Atlantic and in the Battle of the St. Lawrence. She was sunk in 1945, the last Canadian warship to suffer that fate. She was named for Esquimalt, British Columbia.

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