HMCS St. Boniface
| History | |
|---|---|
 Canada | |
| Name | St. Boniface |
| Namesake | Saint Boniface, Winnipeg |
| Operator | Royal Canadian Navy |
| Builder | Port Arthur Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. |
| Laid down | 21 May 1942 |
| Launched | 5 November 1942 |
| Commissioned | 9 October 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 25 September 1946 |
| Identification | J332 |
| Honours and awards | Atlantic 1944–45[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Algerine-class minesweeper |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 225 ft (69 m) o/a |
| Beam | 35 ft 6 in (10.82 m) |
| Draught | 12.25 ft 6 in (3.89 m) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph) |
| Range | 5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Complement | 85 |
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HMCS St. Boniface was a reciprocating engine-powered Algerine-class minesweeper built for the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War. During the war, the vessel was used as a convoy escort in the Battle of the Atlantic. Following the war, the ship was sold for civilian use as a merchant vessel, last being registered in 1954.
Design and description
The reciprocating group of the
The reciprocating ships had two
The Algerine class was armed with a
Construction and career
St. Boniface was
The minesweeper made her way up the
On 18 April 1945, St. Boniface collided with the merchant vessel SS Empire Chamois in the approaches to Halifax. The minesweeper made Halifax under her own power but had suffered significant damage. The repairs took three months, at which point, W-4 was disbanded in June. In August, the ship was made a training vessel at HMCS Cornwallis, remaining at this post until January 1946. St. Boniface was placed in reserve at Halifax and remained there until being paid off on 25 June 1946. St. Boniface was then sold for mercantile use and was last registered as Bess Barry M. in 1954 under a Panamanian flag.[4]
See also
- List of ships of the Canadian Navy
References
Bibliography
- Burn, Alan (1999). The Fighting Commodores: The Convoy Commanders in the Second World War. London: Leo Cooper. ISBN 9780850525045.
- 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 1-55750-048-7.
- Macpherson, Ken & Barrie, Ron (2002). The Ships of Canada's Naval Forces 1910–2002 (3 ed.). St. Catharines, Ontario: Vanwell Publishing. ISBN 1-55125-072-1.
