HMCS Mulgrave
| History | |
|---|---|
 Canada | |
| Name | Mulgrave |
| Namesake | Mulgrave, Nova Scotia |
| Builder | Port Arthur Shipbuilding Co., Port Arthur |
| Laid down | 15 December 1941 |
| Launched | 2 May 1942 |
| Commissioned | 4 November 1942 |
| Decommissioned | 7 June 1945 |
| Identification | Pennant number: J313 |
| Honours and awards | Gulf of St. Lawrence,[1] Atlantic 1943-44, Normandy 1944, |
| Fate |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Bangor-class minesweeper |
| Displacement | 672 long tons (683 t) |
| Length | 180 ft (54.9 m) oa |
| Beam | 28 ft 6 in (8.7 m) |
| Draught | 9 ft 9 in (3.0 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 Admiralty 3-drum water tube boilers, 2 shafts, vertical triple-expansion reciprocating engines, 2,400 ihp (1,790 kW) |
| Speed | 16.5 knots (31 km/h) |
| Complement | 83 |
| Armament |
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HMCS Mulgrave (
Design and description
A British design, the Bangor-class minesweepers were smaller than the preceding Halcyon-class minesweepers in British service, but larger than the Fundy class in Canadian service.[2][3] They came in two versions powered by different engines; those with a diesel engines and those with vertical triple-expansion steam engines.[2] Mulgrave was of the latter design and was larger than her diesel-engined cousins. The minesweeper was 180 feet (54.9 m) long overall, had a beam of 28 feet 6 inches (8.7 m) and a draught of 9 feet 9 inches (3.0 m).[2][4] Mulgrave had a displacement of 672 long tons (683 t). She had a complement of 6 officers and 77 enlisted.[4]
Mulgrave had two vertical triple-expansion steam engines, each driving one shaft, using steam provided by two
Mulgrave was armed with a single
Operational history
The minesweeper was ordered as part of the 1941–1942 construction programme.
Mulgrave arrived at
During the invasion, the minesweepers swept and marked channels through the German minefields leading into the invasion beaches in the American sector, with Mulgrave acting as danlayer for the group.[8][9] The 31st Minesweeping Flotilla swept channel 3 on 6 June.[10] The minesweepers spent the following months clearing the shipping lanes between the United Kingdom and mainland Europe. On 8 October 1944, the 31st Minesweeping Flotilla was sweeping for mines off Le Havre, France when Mulgrave suffered an explosion. The minesweeper had hit a mine and after damage control efforts saved the ship, sister ship Blairmore took the vessel in tow and brought her to Le Havre.[11]
Mulgrave was towed to
References
Notes
- ^ "Cwt" is the abbreviation for hundredweight, 20 cwt referring to the weight of the gun.
Citations
- ^ "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 13 October 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f Chesneau, p. 64
- ^ Macpherson and Barrie (2002), p. 167
- ^ a b Macpherson and Barrie (2002), p. 180
- ^ a b c d Macpherson (1997), p. 70
- ^ Macpherson (1997), p. 58
- ^ a b c Macpherson and Barrie (2002), p. 192
- ^ Schull, pp. 233–34
- ^ Douglas et al., A Blue Water Navy, p. 233
- ^ Schull, pp. 270–73
- ^ Douglas et al., A Blue Water Navy, p. 334
- ^ Colledge, p. 427
- ^ "Mulgrave (6113757)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
Sources
- Chesneau, Roger, ed. (1980). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. Greenwich, UK: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-146-7.
- ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
- Douglas, W.A.B.; Sarty, Roger; Whitby, Michael (2007). A Blue Water Navy: The Official Operational History of the Royal Canadian Navy in the Second World War, 1943–1945 Volume II, Part II. St. Catharines, Ontario: Vanwell Publishing. ISBN 978-1-55125-069-4.
- Macpherson, Ken (1997). Minesweepers of the Royal Canadian Navy 1938–1945. St. Catharines, Ontario: Vanwell Publishing Limited. ISBN 0-920277-55-1.
- 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.
- Schull, Joseph (1961). The Far Distant Ships: An Official Account of Canadian Naval Operations in the Second World War. Ottawa: Queen's Printer. OCLC 19974782.
External links
- "Bangor Class". Canadian Navy of Yesterday and Today. Hazegray.org.