HMCS Chaleur

HMCS Chaleur

Several Canadian naval units have been named HMCS "Chaleur".

*warship|HMCS|Chaleur I was a RCMP patrol vessel transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy in September 1939. It was renamed "Chaleur I" and stationed at Saint Jean on Île-d'Orléans to inspect ships in the St. Lawrence River heading to Quebec City.

*warship|HMCS|Chaleur II was a Royal Canadian Navy shore establishment in Quebec City that derived its name from warship|HMCS|Chaleur I.

*warship|HMCS|Chaleur|MCB 144 (I) was a Bay class minesweeper that served with the Royal Canadian Navy from June-September 1954 before being sold to France as "La Dieppoise". The name "Chaleur" was chosen in honour of the service of "Chaleur I" and "Chaleur II" during World War II.

*warship|HMCS|Chaleur|MCB 164 (II) was a Bay class minesweeper that served in the Royal Canadian Navy and later the Canadian Forces from 1957-1999. She used the same name as the first "Chaleur" but was issued a different pennant.


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