HMCS Quinte (J166)

History
Canada
Name	Quinte
Namesake	Bay of Quinte
Builder	Burrard Dry Dock Co. Ltd., North Vancouver
Laid down	14 December 1940
Launched	8 March 1941
Commissioned	30 August 1941
Decommissioned	25 October 1946
Identification	Pennant number: J166
Honours and awards	Atlantic, 1941-42[1]
Fate	Sold 1947 for scrap
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	1 × QF 4 in (102 mm)/40 cal Mk IV gun 1 × QF 2-pounder Mark VIII 2 × QF 20 mm Oerlikon guns 40 depth charges as escort

HMCS Quinte (

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] Quinte was of the latter design and was larger than her diesel-engined cousins. Quinte 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][3] The minesweeper had a displacement of 672 long tons (683 t). She had a complement of 6 officers and 77 enlisted.^[3]

Quinte had two vertical triple-expansion steam engines, each driving one shaft, using steam provided by two

Sent to the East Coast of Canada, Quinte arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia on 14 November 1941. The minesweeper was assigned to the Western Local Escort Force as a convoy escort and remained with the unit until June 1942. That month, the ship transferred to Halifax Force, the local escort and patrol force operating out of Halifax. In October the ship underwent a six-week refit at Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. Following completion of the refit, Quinte ran aground and sank at the entrance to St. Peter's Canal, Cape Breton Island on 30 November 1942.^[5]

Quinte was re-floated and towed to

Citations

Sources

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• Macpherson, Ken (1997). Minesweepers of the Royal Canadian Navy 1938–1945. St. Catharines, Ontario: Vanwell Publishing.
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• "Bangor Class". Canadian Navy of Yesterday and Today. Hazegray.org.
• "HMCS Quinte (J 166)". Uboat.net.