HMCS Gaspé (J94)
HMCS Gaspé was a Fundy-class minesweeper that served in the Royal Canadian Navy from 1938 to 1945. She saw service during the Second World War as part of the local defence of Halifax, Nova Scotia. She was named for Gaspé Bay in Quebec. Following the war the ship was sold for mercantile use, becoming the tugboat Sung Li. The ship's registry was deleted in 1993.
Gaspé underway | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Canada | |
| Name | Gaspé |
| Namesake | Gaspé Bay |
| Ordered | 23 August 1937 |
| Builder | Morton Engineering and Dry Dock Co. Quebec City |
| Commissioned | 21 October 1938 |
| Decommissioned | 27 July 1945 |
| Identification | pennant number: J94 |
| Honours and awards | Atlantic 1939-45 |
| Fate | Sold for mercantile use 1946 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Fundy-class minesweeper |
| Displacement | 460 long tons (470 t; 520 short tons) |
| Length | 163 ft (49.7 m) |
| Beam | 27.5 ft (8.4 m) |
| Draught | 14.5 ft (4.4 m) |
| Speed | 12 knots (22.2 km/h) |
| Complement | 38 |
| Armament | 1 × QF 4 in (102 mm) Mk IV gun |
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