HMCS Gaspé (MCB 143)
HMCS Gaspé (hull number MCB 143) was a Bay-class minesweeper that was constructed for the Royal Canadian Navy during the Cold War. The vessel entered service in 1953 and remained with the Royal Canadian Navy until 1958. That year, the ship was transferred to the Turkish Navy and renamed Trabzon. The vessel remained in service until 1991.
| History | |
|---|---|
| Canada | |
| Name | Gaspé |
| Namesake | Gaspé Bay |
| Builder | Davie Shipbuilding, Lauzon |
| Laid down | 21 March 1951 |
| Launched | 12 November 1951 |
| Commissioned | 26 November 1953 |
| Decommissioned | 22 August 1957 |
| Identification | MCB 143 |
| Honours and awards | Atlantic 1939–45 |
| Fate | Sold in 1957 to Turkey as Trabzon. |
| Badge | On a field barry wavy of ten argent and azure, a pile gules, proceeding from the dexter side, upon which a mullet argent pointing to the dexter chief, with "commas" of the same issuing from the points of the mullet, and between them a fleur-de-lis, or |
| Turkey | |
| Name | Trabzon |
| Acquired | 31 March 1958 |
| Commissioned | 19 May 1958 |
| Out of service | 1991 |
| Identification | M 530 |
| 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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