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|Ship honours= Gulf of St. Lawrence 1942,<ref name=Gulf>{{cite web|title=Royal Canadian Warships that Participated in the Battle of the Gulf of St. Lawrence|url=http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/history/second-world-war/battlegulf/canwarship|work=Veterans Affairs Canada|access-date=18 September 2013|archive-date=27 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927080617/http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/history/second-world-war/battlegulf/canwarship|url-status=dead}}</ref> Atlantic 1943-45 |
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'''HMCS ''Noranda''''' was a Canadian {{sclass |
'''HMCS ''Noranda''''' was a Canadian {{sclass|Bangor|minesweeper}} built for the [[Royal Canadian Navy]] in 1940. She was launched on 13 June 1941 and escorted convoys for the rest of the war. After the war the minesweeper was refitted and was transferred to the [[Royal Canadian Mounted Police]] as '''''Irvine'''''. In 1962, the ship was sold and was turned into the [[yacht]] '''''Miriana'''''. Renamed '''''Marijana''''' and '''''Viking L&R''''' in 1969, the yacht sank in May 1971 off the coast of Jamaica. |
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==Design and description== |
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The ''Bangor'' class was initially to be a scaled down minesweeper design of the {{sclass |
The ''Bangor'' class was initially to be a scaled down minesweeper design of the {{sclass|Halcyon|minesweeper|4}} in [[Royal Navy]] service.<ref name=Brown>Brown, p. 124</ref><ref name=Chesneau>Chesneau (1980), p. 61</ref> However, due to the difficulty procuring diesel engines led to the small number of the diesel version being completed.<ref name=Chesneau/> The ships [[Displacement (ship)|displaced]] {{convert|592|LT|t|0}} standard and {{convert|690|LT|t|0}} fully loaded. They were {{convert|162|ft|m|1}} [[Length overall|long]] with a [[Beam (nautical)|beam]] of {{convert|28|ft|m|1}} and a [[Draft (ship)|draught]] of {{convert|8|ft|3|in|m|2}}.<ref name=Chesneau/><ref name=m1>Macpherson and Barrie (2002), p. 185</ref> However, the size of the ship led to criticisms of their being too cramped for magnetic or acoustic minesweeping gear.<ref name=Chesneau/> This may have been due to all the additions made during the war with the installation of [[ASDIC]], radar and [[depth charge]]s.<ref name=Brown/> |
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The ''Bangor'' class came in two versions. ''Noranda'' was of the diesel-powered version, being equipped with a 9-cylinder diesel engine driving two shafts that produced {{convert|2000|bhp|kW|-2|lk=in}}. This gave the ship a maximum speed of {{convert|16.5|kn|km/h|lk=in}}. The vessels carried {{convert|65|LT|t}} of oil.<ref name=Chesneau/> The vessels had a complement of 6 officers and 77 ratings.<ref name=m1/> |
The ''Bangor'' class came in two versions. ''Noranda'' was of the diesel-powered version, being equipped with a 9-cylinder diesel engine driving two shafts that produced {{convert|2000|bhp|kW|-2|lk=in}}. This gave the ship a maximum speed of {{convert|16.5|kn|km/h|lk=in}}. The vessels carried {{convert|65|LT|t|0}} of oil.<ref name=Chesneau/> The vessels had a complement of 6 officers and 77 ratings.<ref name=m1/> |
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The Canadian diesel-powered ''Bangor''s were armed with a single [[Quick-firing gun|quick-firing]] (QF) [[QF 12-pounder 12 cwt naval gun|12-pounder 12 cwt gun]] mounted forward.<ref name=Chesneau/><ref name=m1/>{{efn|name=gun nomenclature}} The ships were also fitted with a [[QF 2 pounder naval gun|QF 2-pounder Mark VIII]] gun aft and were eventually fitted with single-mounted [[Oerlikon 20 mm cannon|QF 20 mm Oerlikon]] guns on the [[Bridge (nautical)|bridge]] wings. ''Noranda'' was singular in having a single 20 mm gun in the aft mount.<ref name=mac>Macpherson (1997), p. 58</ref> For those ships assigned to convoy duty, they were armed with two depth charge launchers and two chutes for the 40 depth charges they carried.<ref name=Chesneau/><ref name=mac/> |
The Canadian diesel-powered ''Bangor''s were armed with a single [[Quick-firing gun|quick-firing]] (QF) [[QF 12-pounder 12 cwt naval gun|12-pounder 12 cwt gun]] mounted forward.<ref name=Chesneau/><ref name=m1/>{{efn|name=gun nomenclature}} The ships were also fitted with a [[QF 2 pounder naval gun|QF 2-pounder Mark VIII]] gun aft and were eventually fitted with single-mounted [[Oerlikon 20 mm cannon|QF 20 mm Oerlikon]] guns on the [[Bridge (nautical)|bridge]] wings. ''Noranda'' was singular in having a single 20 mm gun in the aft mount.<ref name=mac>Macpherson (1997), p. 58</ref> For those ships assigned to convoy duty, they were armed with two depth charge launchers and two chutes for the 40 depth charges they carried.<ref name=Chesneau/><ref name=mac/> |
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* {{cite book|last=Brown |first=D.K. |title=Nelson to Vanguard: Warship Design and Development 1923–1945 |publisher=Chatham Publishing |date=2000 |isbn=1861761368}} |
* {{cite book|last=Brown |first=D.K. |title=Nelson to Vanguard: Warship Design and Development 1923–1945 |publisher=Chatham Publishing |date=2000 |isbn=1861761368}} |
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* {{cite book |editor-last=Chesneau |editor-first=Roger |date=1980 |title=Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946 |publisher=Conway Maritime Press |location=Greenwich, UK |isbn=0-85177-146-7}} |
* {{cite book |editor-last=Chesneau |editor-first=Roger |date=1980 |title=Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946 |publisher=Conway Maritime Press |location=Greenwich, UK |isbn=0-85177-146-7}} |
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* {{Cite Colledge2006}} |
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* {{cite book |last=Haycock |first=John |editor-last=Vassilopoulos |editor-first=Peter |date=2011 |title=The History of the RCMP Marine Services |publisher=Queen's Printer |location=Ottawa |isbn=978-0-919317-47-5}} |
* {{cite book |last=Haycock |first=John |editor-last=Vassilopoulos |editor-first=Peter |date=2011 |title=The History of the RCMP Marine Services |publisher=Queen's Printer |location=Ottawa |isbn=978-0-919317-47-5}} |
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* {{cite book |last=Macpherson |first=Ken |last2=Barrie |first2=Ron |date=2002 |title=The Ships of Canada's Naval Forces 1910–2002 |
* {{cite book |last=Macpherson |first=Ken |last2=Barrie |first2=Ron |date=2002 |title=The Ships of Canada's Naval Forces 1910–2002 |edition=Third |publisher=Vanwell Publishing |location=St. Catharines, Ontario |isbn=1-55125-072-1}} |
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* {{cite book|title=Minesweepers of the Royal Canadian Navy 1938–1945 |last=Macpherson |first=Ken |publisher=Vanwell Publishing |date=1997 |location=St. Catharines, Ontario |isbn=0-920277-55-1}} |
* {{cite book|title=Minesweepers of the Royal Canadian Navy 1938–1945 |last=Macpherson |first=Ken |publisher=Vanwell Publishing |date=1997 |location=St. Catharines, Ontario |isbn=0-920277-55-1}} |
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Canada | |
Name | Noranda |
Namesake | Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec |
Builder | Davie Shipbuilding, Lauzon |
Laid down | 27 December 1940 |
Launched | 13 June 1941 |
Commissioned | 15 May 1942 |
Decommissioned | 28 August 1945 |
Identification | Pennant number: J265 |
Honours and awards | Gulf of St. Lawrence 1942,[1] Atlantic 1943-45 |
Fate | Sank off Jamaica, May 1971 as yacht |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Bangor-class minesweeper |
Displacement | 592 long tons (601 t) |
Length | 162 ft (49.4 m) |
Beam | 28 ft (8.5 m) |
Draught | 8.25 ft (2.51 m) |
Propulsion | 2 shafts, 9-cylinder diesel, 2,000 bhp (1,500 kW) |
Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h) |
Complement | 83 |
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HMCS Noranda was a Canadian Bangor-class minesweeper built for the Royal Canadian Navy in 1940. She was launched on 13 June 1941 and escorted convoys for the rest of the war. After the war the minesweeper was refitted and was transferred to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police as Irvine. In 1962, the ship was sold and was turned into the yacht Miriana. Renamed Marijana and Viking L&R in 1969, the yacht sank in May 1971 off the coast of Jamaica.
Design and description
[edit]The Bangor class was initially to be a scaled down minesweeper design of the Halcyon class in Royal Navy service.[2][3] However, due to the difficulty procuring diesel engines led to the small number of the diesel version being completed.[3] The ships displaced 592 long tons (601 t) standard and 690 long tons (701 t) fully loaded. They were 162 feet (49.4 m) long with a beam of 28 feet (8.5 m) and a draught of 8 feet 3 inches (2.51 m).[3][4] However, the size of the ship led to criticisms of their being too cramped for magnetic or acoustic minesweeping gear.[3] This may have been due to all the additions made during the war with the installation of ASDIC, radar and depth charges.[2]
The Bangor class came in two versions. Noranda was of the diesel-powered version, being equipped with a 9-cylinder diesel engine driving two shafts that produced 2,000 brake horsepower (1,500 kW). This gave the ship a maximum speed of 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h). The vessels carried 65 long tons (66 t) of oil.[3] The vessels had a complement of 6 officers and 77 ratings.[4]
The Canadian diesel-powered Bangors were armed with a single quick-firing (QF) 12-pounder 12 cwt gun mounted forward.[3][4][a] The ships were also fitted with a QF 2-pounder Mark VIII gun aft and were eventually fitted with single-mounted QF 20 mm Oerlikon guns on the bridge wings. Noranda was singular in having a single 20 mm gun in the aft mount.[5] For those ships assigned to convoy duty, they were armed with two depth charge launchers and two chutes for the 40 depth charges they carried.[3][5]
Service history
[edit]Noranda was ordered as part of the 1940–41 building programme. The minesweeper's keel was laid down on 27 December 1940 by Davie Shipbuilding and Repairing Co. Ltd. at Lauzon, Quebec. The ship was launched on 13 June 1941 and commissioned into the Royal Canadian Navy at Quebec City on 15 May 1942.[6]
Following work ups at Pictou, Nova Scotia, Noranda was assigned to Halifax Force, a local escort force operating out of Halifax, Nova Scotia. In February 1943, the minesweeper was reassigned to the Western Local Escort Force (WLEF), escorting convoys along the coast of North America. In June 1943, WLEF's escorts were placed in groups, with Noranda joining W-9. She remained with that unit until May 1944 when the ship transferred to Sydney Force, a local escort force operating out of Sydney, Nova Scotia.[6]
Noranda underwent a major refit at Lunenburg, Nova Scotia from September to December 1944 before returning to service on 2 February 1945. The minesweeper briefly returned to Halifax Force before rejoining Sydney Force. The ship was paid off on 28 August 1945 at Halifax.[6]
The minesweeper was transferred to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) on 28 August 1945 for service in their Marine Division and renamed Irvine in 1947.[6][7][8] Irvine was stationed at Halifax until 1962.[8] The RCMP sold the vessel in 1962 for use as a yacht and renamed Miriana.[6] In 1969 the vessel was renamed Marijana and owned by Rainbow Import & Manufacturing. The vessel was sold again in 1969, this time to Dolphin Sg Co Ltd and renamed Viking L&R and registered in the Cayman Islands.[9] In May 1971 the yacht foundered in Montego Bay, Jamaica.[7][9] Her registry was deleted in the Cayman Islands in 1977.[6]
References
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ "Cwt" is the abbreviation for hundredweight, 20 cwt referring to the weight of the gun.
Citations
[edit]- ^ "Royal Canadian Warships that Participated in the Battle of the Gulf of St. Lawrence". Veterans Affairs Canada. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
- ^ a b Brown, p. 124
- ^ a b c d e f g Chesneau (1980), p. 61
- ^ a b c Macpherson and Barrie (2002), p. 185
- ^ a b Macpherson (1997), p. 58
- ^ a b c d e f Macpherson and Barrie (2002), p. 188
- ^ a b Colledge, p. 445
- ^ a b Haycock, pp. 174–75
- ^ a b "Noranda (6929820)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
Sources
[edit]- Brown, D.K. (2000). Nelson to Vanguard: Warship Design and Development 1923–1945. Chatham Publishing. ISBN 1861761368.
- Chesneau, Roger, ed. (1980). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. Greenwich, UK: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-146-7.
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
- Haycock, John (2011). Vassilopoulos, Peter (ed.). The History of the RCMP Marine Services. Ottawa: Queen's Printer. ISBN 978-0-919317-47-5.
- Macpherson, Ken; Barrie, Ron (2002). The Ships of Canada's Naval Forces 1910–2002 (Third ed.). St. Catharines, Ontario: Vanwell Publishing. ISBN 1-55125-072-1.
- Macpherson, Ken (1997). Minesweepers of the Royal Canadian Navy 1938–1945. St. Catharines, Ontario: Vanwell Publishing. ISBN 0-920277-55-1.