HMCS Fundy (MCB 145)
HMCS Fundy (hull number MCB 145) was a Bay-class minesweeper that was constructed for the Royal Canadian Navy during the Cold War. The minesweeper entered service in March 1954 and was transferred later that month to the French Navy. Renamed La Dunkerquoise, the ship was converted to a territorial patrol vessel in 1973 and remained in service until 1984. La Dunkerquoise was discarded in 1986.
| History | |
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| Canada | |
| Name | Fundy |
| Namesake | Bay of Fundy |
| Builder | Saint John Shipbuilding, Saint John, New Brunswick |
| Laid down | 19 June 1951 |
| Launched | 9 December 1953 |
| Commissioned | 19 March 1954 |
| Decommissioned | 31 March 1954 |
| Identification | MCB 145 |
| Motto |
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| Honours and awards | Atlantic 1939–45 |
| Fate | Transferred to French Navy 1954 |
| Badge | Gules, a pile azure, fimbriated argent charged with a maple leaf between two fleurs-de-lis, all conjoined on the one stem, or |
| France | |
| Name | La Dunkerquoise |
| Acquired | 31 March 1954 |
| Commissioned | 21 May 1954 |
| Decommissioned | 15 October 1986 |
| Stricken | 1986 |
| Identification | P 653 |
| Fate | Discarded 1986 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Bay-class minesweeper |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 152 ft (46 m) |
| Beam | 28 ft (8.5 m) |
| Draught | 8 ft (2.4 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 shafts, 2 GM 12-cylinder diesels, 2,400 bhp (1,800 kW) |
| Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
| Range | 3,290 nmi (6,090 km; 3,790 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement | 38 |
| Armament | 1 × 40 mm Bofors gun |
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