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'''HMCS ''Minas'' (J169)''' was a {{sclass|Bangor|minesweeper||ship}} that served in the [[Royal Canadian Navy]] during [[World War II]]. |
'''HMCS ''Minas'' (J169)''' was a {{sclass|Bangor|minesweeper||ship}} that served in the [[Royal Canadian Navy]] during [[World War II]]. |
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The HMCS Minas was constructed by Burrard Dry Dock in Vancouver, in 1941.<ref name="Ready Aye Ready">{{cite web|title=HMCS Minas|url=http://www.readyayeready.com/ships/shipview.php?id=1261|work=Ready Aye ready|accessdate=22 March 2012}}</ref> She was commissioned in August 1941 and sailed for Halifax on September 13, 1941. She served with the Sydney Force and was reassigned to the Newfoundland Force in January 1942. In November 1949 she again transferred, this time |
The HMCS Minas was constructed by Burrard Dry Dock in Vancouver, in 1941.<ref name="Ready Aye Ready">{{cite web|title=HMCS Minas|url=http://www.readyayeready.com/ships/shipview.php?id=1261|work=Ready Aye ready|accessdate=22 March 2012}}</ref> She was commissioned in August 1941 and sailed for Halifax on September 13, 1941. She served with the Sydney Force and was reassigned to the Newfoundland Force in January 1942. In November 1949 she again transferred, this time to WLEF and became a part of EG W-7 in June 1943. HMCS Minas collided [[HMS Liscomb]] on February 3, 1943 near [[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax]], N.S.; the damage resulted in a month of repairs.<ref name="Ready Aye Ready" /> On February 20, 1944, HMCS Minas left Halifax with HMCS Blairmore, HMCS Fort William and HMCS Milltown, traveling to Britain via the Azores. She arrived in Britain in March 1944 and was assigned to the 31st Minesweeping Flotilla for invasion duties, taking part in the [[D-Day]] invasions. She returned to Canada, being refit in [[Dartmouth]], N.S. in September 1944, rejoining the 31st Flotilla at [[Plymouth]] in January 1945.<ref name="Ready Aye Ready" /> In September 1945 she returned to Canada and was pid off into reserve at Shelburne in October of that year, later moving to Sorel. In 1949 she was recommissioned with pennant 189. She was reacquired by the Canadian Navy in 1952 and recommisioned in 1955, to be used as a training vessel. She was paid off in November 1955, sold in August 1958 and broken up the following year.<ref name="Ready Aye Ready" /> The ship's wheel remains on display at [[Royal Canadian Legion]] Branch 53 in [[Baddeck]], N.S.<ref>{{cite web|title=Victoria - 053|url=http://www.ns.legion.ca/districts.html|work=NS Legion|accessdate=22 March 2012}}</ref> |
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| History | |
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 Canada | |
| Name | HMCS Minas |
| Namesake | Minas Basin |
| Builder | Burrard Dry Dock Co. Ltd., Vancouver |
| Laid down | 18 October 1940 |
| Launched | 22 January 1941 |
| Commissioned | 2 August 1941 |
| Recommissioned | 1955 |
| Decommissioned | 6 October 1945 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Bangor-class minesweeper |
| Displacement | 672 tons |
| Length | 180 ft (54.9 m) |
| Beam | 28.5 ft (8.7 m) |
| Draught | 8 ft (2.4 m) |
| Speed | 16 knots |
| Complement | 83 (6 Officers, 77 Ratings) |
| Armament | 1-4" Gun, 1-3" Gun, 2-20mm |
HMCS Minas (J169) was a Bangor-class minesweeper that served in the Royal Canadian Navy during World War II.
The HMCS Minas was constructed by Burrard Dry Dock in Vancouver, in 1941.[1] She was commissioned in August 1941 and sailed for Halifax on September 13, 1941. She served with the Sydney Force and was reassigned to the Newfoundland Force in January 1942. In November 1949 she again transferred, this time to WLEF and became a part of EG W-7 in June 1943. HMCS Minas collided HMS Liscomb on February 3, 1943 near Halifax, N.S.; the damage resulted in a month of repairs.[1] On February 20, 1944, HMCS Minas left Halifax with HMCS Blairmore, HMCS Fort William and HMCS Milltown, traveling to Britain via the Azores. She arrived in Britain in March 1944 and was assigned to the 31st Minesweeping Flotilla for invasion duties, taking part in the D-Day invasions. She returned to Canada, being refit in Dartmouth, N.S. in September 1944, rejoining the 31st Flotilla at Plymouth in January 1945.[1] In September 1945 she returned to Canada and was pid off into reserve at Shelburne in October of that year, later moving to Sorel. In 1949 she was recommissioned with pennant 189. She was reacquired by the Canadian Navy in 1952 and recommisioned in 1955, to be used as a training vessel. She was paid off in November 1955, sold in August 1958 and broken up the following year.[1] The ship's wheel remains on display at Royal Canadian Legion Branch 53 in Baddeck, N.S.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d "HMCS Minas". Ready Aye ready. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
- ^ "Victoria - 053". NS Legion. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
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