HMCS Gananoque
HMCS Gananoque (pennant J259) was a Bangor-class minesweeper constructed for the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War. Named for the town of Gananoque, Ontario situated on the Saint Lawrence River, the minesweeper entered service in 1941 and participated in the Battle of the Atlantic and the Battle of the Saint Lawrence, mainly as a convoy escort. Following the end of the war in 1945 Gananoque was decommissioned and placed in reserve. The vessel was reacquired in 1952, but never reentered service and was sold for scrap in 1959 and broken up.
| History | |
|---|---|
| Canada | |
| Name | Gananoque |
| Namesake | Gananoque, Ontario |
| Builder | Dufferin Shipbuilding Co., Toronto |
| Laid down | 15 January 1941 |
| Launched | 23 April 1941 |
| Commissioned | 8 November 1941 |
| Decommissioned | 13 October 1945 |
| Identification | Pennant number: J259 |
| Honours and awards | Atlantic 1942–45, Gulf of St. Lawrence 1942 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap 1959 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Bangor-class minesweeper |
| Displacement | 672 long tons (683 t) |
| Length | 180 ft (54.9 m) oa |
| Beam | 28 ft 6 in (8.7 m) |
| Draught | 9 ft 9 in (3.0 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 Admiralty 3-drum water tube boilers, 2 shafts, vertical triple-expansion reciprocating engines, 2,400 ihp (1,790 kW) |
| Speed | 16.5 knots (31 km/h) |
| Complement | 83 |
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