HMCS Fundy (J88)
HMCS Fundy was a Fundy-class minesweeper that served in the Royal Canadian Navy from 1938 to 1945. The minesweeper was the first warship built for Canada since 1918. She saw service in the Atlantic Ocean during the Second World War. The vessel was named for the Bay of Fundy. After the war she had an extensive civilian career.
Fundy underway | |
| History | |
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| Canada | |
| Name | Fundy |
| Namesake | Bay of Fundy |
| Ordered | 23 August 1937 |
| Builder | Collingwood Shipyards Ltd., Collingwood, Ontario |
| Laid down | 24 January 1938 |
| Launched | 18 June 1938 |
| Commissioned | 1 September 1938 |
| Decommissioned | 27 July 1945 |
| Identification |
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| Honours and awards | Atlantic 1939–45 |
| Fate | Sold to Marine Industries Ltd 1947, scrapped 1987 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Fundy-class minesweeper |
| Displacement | 460 long tons (470 t) |
| Length | 163 ft (49.7 m) |
| Beam | 27.5 ft (8.4 m) |
| Draught | 14.5 ft (4.4 m) |
| Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement | 38 |
| Armament | 1 × QF 4 in (102 mm) Mk IV gun |
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