HMCS Chignecto (J160)

HMCS Chignecto (J160)

HMCS "Chignecto" (J160) was a Bangor Class Minesweeper that served in the Royal Canadian Navy during World War II.

The "Chignecto" was of the 1939-1940 construction period and was the first ship to bear this name. Built by North Van Ship Repair Ltd., she was commissioned in October 1941 and served in the Royal Canadian Navy until she was paid off 3 November 1945 and sold to the Union Steamship Co. of British Columbia in 1946, as was warship|HMCS|Miramichi|J169 and warship|HMCS|Courtenay|J262. [ [http://www.hazegray.org/navhist/canada/ww2/bangor/ "Bangor"] "Haze Gray and Underway" Retrieved 2008-09-13] [ [http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/2648.html "HMCS Chignecto (J 160)"] "uboat.net" Retrieved 2008-09-13] [ [http://www.readyayeready.com/cgi-bin/query/display.pl?index=1087 ReadyAyeReady.com] ]

ee also

* List of ships of the Canadian Navy

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