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==Construction and career==
==Construction and career==
''Minas'' was ordered on 23 February 1940<ref name=u1>{{cite web|url=http://www.uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/2654.html |work=uboat.net |title=HMCS Minas (J165)|accessdate=1 June 2014}}</ref> as part of the 1939–40 building programme.<ref name=h1>{{cite web|url=http://www.hazegray.org/navhist/canada/ww2/bangor/ |title=Bangor Class |last=McClearn |first=Sandy |year=2007 |work=hazegray.org |accessdate=31 May 2014}}</ref> She was laid down on 18 October 1940 by [[Burrard Dry Dock|Burrard Dry Dock Co. Ltd.]] at [[Vancouver, British Columbia|Vancouver]] and launched 22 January 1941.<ref name=u1/><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 into the Royal Canadian Navy on 2 August 1941 at Vancouver.<ref name=m1>{{cite book|title=The Ships of Canada's Naval Forces, 1910-2002 |last=Macpherson |first=Ken |last2=Barrie |first2=Ron |publisher=Vanwell Publishing Limited |year=2002 |isbn=1551250721 |place=St. Catharines |edition=3 |pages=191}}</ref>
''Minas'' was ordered on 23 February 1940<ref name=u1>{{cite web|url=http://www.uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/2654.html |work=uboat.net |title=HMCS Minas (J165)|accessdate=1 June 2014}}</ref> as part of the 1939–40 building programme.<ref name=mac167>Macpherson and Barrie, p. 167</ref> Her [[keel]] was laid down on 18 October 1940 by [[Burrard Dry Dock|Burrard Dry Dock Co. Ltd.]] at [[Vancouver, British Columbia|Vancouver]]. The ship was [[Ship naming and launching|launched]] on 22 January 1941.<ref name=u1/><ref name=mac172>Macpherson and Barrie, p. 172</ref> She was [[Ship commissioning|commissioned]] into the Royal Canadian Navy on 2 August 1941 at Vancouver.<ref name=mac172/>


===Second World War===
===Second World War===
After arriving at [[Halifax, Nova Scotia|Halifax]], ''Minas'' was assigned to Sydney Force. In January 1942, she transferred to Newfoundland Force, remaining with them until November that year. She joined the [[Western Local Escort Force]] (WLEF) as a convoy escort that month and served in an unaffiliated capacity until June 1943.<ref name=m1/> On 21 November 1942, ''Minas'', along with {{HMCS|Timmins|K223|6}}, rescued 60 survivors of the merchant ship ''Empire Sailor'' which had been torpedoed by {{GS|U-518||2}}. Several survivors later died of the phosgene gas they had inhaled when their ship was hit.<ref name=u1/> She collided {{HMS|Liscomb}} on 3 February 1943, near Halifax; the damage resulted in a month of repairs.<ref name="Ready Aye Ready"/> She became a part of EG W-7 in June 1943 when the unit adopted the escort group. She joined escort group W-4 in December 1943.<ref name=m1/>
In September 1941, ''Minas'' sailed for the [[East Coast of Canada|East Coast]], arriving at [[Halifax, Nova Scotia|Halifax]] on 19 October. The minesweeper was assigned to Sydney Force as a local escort. In January 1942, she transferred to [[Newfoundland Escort Force|Newfoundland Force]], remaining with them until November that year. She joined the [[Western Local Escort Force]] (WLEF) as a convoy escort that month and served in an unaffiliated capacity until June 1943. On 21 November 1942, ''Minas'', along with the [[corvette]] {{HMCS|Timmins|K223|2}}, rescued 60 survivors of the merchant ship ''Empire Sailor'' which had been torpedoed by {{GS|U-518||2}}. Several survivors later died of the phosgene gas they had inhaled when their ship was hit.<ref name=u1/> She collided with {{HMS|Liscomb}} on 3 February 1943, near Halifax; the damage resulted in a month of repairs. She became a part of EG W-7 of WLEF in June 1943. She joined escort group W-4 in December.<ref name=mac172/>


On 20 February 1944, ''Minas'' left Halifax with three of her sisters, travelling to Great Britain as part of Canada's contribution to the invasion of Normandy. She arrived in March 1944 and was assigned to the [[31st Minesweeping Flotilla]], taking part in the D-Day invasions.<ref name=m1/> She returned to Canada, being refit in [[Dartmouth, Nova Scotia|Dartmouth]], N.S. in September 1944, rejoining the 31st Flotilla at [[Plymouth]] in January 1945.<ref name="Ready Aye Ready" /> Later that year in September ''Minas'' returned to Canada and was paid off into reserve at [[Shelburne, Nova Scotia|Shelburne]] on 6 October 1945.<ref name=m1/>
On 20 February 1944, ''Minas'' left Halifax with three of her sisters, travelling to Great Britain as part of Canada's contribution to the [[invasion of Normandy]]. She arrived in March 1944 and was assigned to the [[31st Minesweeping Flotilla]], taking part in the D-Day invasions.<ref name=mac172/> She returned to Canada, undergoing a refit at [[Dartmouth, Nova Scotia]] in September 1944, rejoining the 31st Flotilla at [[Plymouth]] in January 1945. Later that year in September ''Minas'' returned to Canada and was [[Ship decommissioning|paid off]] into reserve at [[Shelburne, Nova Scotia|Shelburne]] on 6 October 1945.<ref name=mac172/>


===Postwar service===
===Postwar service===
After the war the decommissioned ''Minas'' was moved to Sorel. In 1952, she was reacquired by the Canadian Navy and recommissioned on 15 March 1955, to be used as a training vessel.<ref name=m1/> On 15 April 1955, ''Minas'', {{HMCS|Wallaceburg|J336|2}} and {{HMCS|Portage|J331|2}} were assigned to the [[Eleventh Canadian Escort Squadron]] based out of Halifax.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Coastal Escorts Form Squadron |magazine=The Crowsnest |publisher=Queen's Printer |date=April 1955 |volume=7 |number=6 |pages=4}}</ref> She was paid off on 7 November 1955, sold in August 1958 and broken up in Seattle the following year.<ref name="Ready Aye Ready" /> The ship's wheel remains on display at [[Royal Canadian Legion]] Branch 53 in [[Baddeck]], Nova Scotia.<ref>{{cite web|title=Victoria - 053 |url=http://www.ns.legion.ca/districts.html |work=Nova Scotia Nunavut Command of the Royal Canadian Legion |accessdate=22 March 2012}}</ref>
After the war the decommissioned ''Minas'' was moved to Sorel. In 1952, she was reacquired by the Canadian Navy and recommissioned on 15 March 1955, to be used as a training vessel.<ref name=mac172/> On 15 April 1955, ''Minas'', {{HMCS|Wallaceburg|J336|2}} and {{HMCS|Portage|J331|2}} were assigned to the [[Eleventh Canadian Escort Squadron]] based out of Halifax.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Coastal Escorts Form Squadron |magazine=The Crowsnest |publisher=Queen's Printer |date=April 1955 |volume=7 |number=6 |pages=4}}</ref> She was paid off on 7 November 1955, sold in August 1958 and broken up in [[Seattle]] the following year.<ref name=mac172/> The ship's wheel remains on display at [[Royal Canadian Legion]] Branch 53 in [[Baddeck, Nova Scotia|Baddeck]], Nova Scotia.<ref>{{cite web|title=Victoria - 053 |url=http://www.ns.legion.ca/districts.html |work=Nova Scotia Nunavut Command of the Royal Canadian Legion |accessdate=22 March 2012}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 22:45, 3 August 2016

History
Canada
NameMinas
NamesakeMinas Basin
OperatorRoyal Canadian Navy
Ordered23 February 1940
BuilderBurrard Dry Dock Co. Ltd., Vancouver
Laid down18 October 1940
Launched22 January 1941
Commissioned2 August 1941
Decommissioned6 October 1945
Identificationpennant number: J165
Recommissioned15 March 1955
Decommissioned7 November 1955
Identificationpennant number: 189
Honours and
awards		Atlantic 1941-44, Normandy 1944[1][2]
FateSold for scrap 1958.
BadgeArgent, a pile barry wavy or and azure, and over all placed horizontally, a billet gules.[2]
General characteristics
Class and typeTemplate:Sclass-
Displacement673 tons
Length171.5 ft (52.3 m)
Beam28.5 ft (8.7 m)
Draught8.25 ft (2.5 m)
Propulsion2 Admiralty 3-drum water tube boilers, 2 shafts, vertical triple-expansion reciprocating engines, 2,400 ihp (1,790 kW)
Speed16 knots (30 km/h)
Complement70
Armament

HMCS Minas was a Template:Sclass- that served in the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War. She saw action in the Battle of the Atlantic and the Invasion of Normandy. She was named for Minas Basin. After the war she was reactivated for a short period of time in 1955 before being sold for scrap.

Construction and career

Minas was ordered on 23 February 1940[3] as part of the 1939–40 building programme.[4] Her keel was laid down on 18 October 1940 by Burrard Dry Dock Co. Ltd. at Vancouver. The ship was launched on 22 January 1941.[3][5] She was commissioned into the Royal Canadian Navy on 2 August 1941 at Vancouver.[5]

Second World War

In September 1941, Minas sailed for the East Coast, arriving at Halifax on 19 October. The minesweeper was assigned to Sydney Force as a local escort. In January 1942, she transferred to Newfoundland Force, remaining with them until November that year. She joined the Western Local Escort Force (WLEF) as a convoy escort that month and served in an unaffiliated capacity until June 1943. On 21 November 1942, Minas, along with the corvette Timmins, rescued 60 survivors of the merchant ship Empire Sailor which had been torpedoed by U-518. Several survivors later died of the phosgene gas they had inhaled when their ship was hit.[3] She collided with HMS Liscomb on 3 February 1943, near Halifax; the damage resulted in a month of repairs. She became a part of EG W-7 of WLEF in June 1943. She joined escort group W-4 in December.[5]

On 20 February 1944, Minas left Halifax with three of her sisters, travelling to Great Britain as part of Canada's contribution to the invasion of Normandy. She arrived in March 1944 and was assigned to the 31st Minesweeping Flotilla, taking part in the D-Day invasions.[5] She returned to Canada, undergoing a refit at Dartmouth, Nova Scotia in September 1944, rejoining the 31st Flotilla at Plymouth in January 1945. Later that year in September Minas returned to Canada and was paid off into reserve at Shelburne on 6 October 1945.[5]

Postwar service

After the war the decommissioned Minas was moved to Sorel. In 1952, she was reacquired by the Canadian Navy and recommissioned on 15 March 1955, to be used as a training vessel.[5] On 15 April 1955, Minas, Wallaceburg and Portage were assigned to the Eleventh Canadian Escort Squadron based out of Halifax.[6] She was paid off on 7 November 1955, sold in August 1958 and broken up in Seattle the following year.[5] The ship's wheel remains on display at Royal Canadian Legion Branch 53 in Baddeck, Nova Scotia.[7]

References

Citations

  1. ^ "Battle Honours". Britain's Navy. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  2. ^ a b Arbuckle, p. 67
  3. ^ a b c "HMCS Minas (J165)". uboat.net. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  4. ^ Macpherson and Barrie, p. 167
  5. ^ a b c d e f g Macpherson and Barrie, p. 172
  6. ^ "Coastal Escorts Form Squadron". The Crowsnest. Vol. 7, no. 6. Queen's Printer. April 1955. p. 4.
  7. ^ "Victoria - 053". Nova Scotia Nunavut Command of the Royal Canadian Legion. Retrieved 22 March 2012.

Sources

  • Arbuckle, J. Graeme (1987). Badges of the Canadian Navy. Halifax, Nova Scotia: Nimbus Publishing. ISBN 0-920852-49-1.
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