Allied Warships

HMCS Chignecto (J 160)

Minesweeper of the Bangor class

NavyThe Royal Canadian Navy
TypeMinesweeper
ClassBangor 
PennantJ 160 
ModVTE reciprocating engined 
Built byNorth Vancouver Ship Repairs Ltd. (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) 
Ordered23 Feb 1940 
Laid down9 Nov 1940 
Launched12 Dec 1940 
Commissioned31 Oct 1941 
End service3 Nov 1945 
History

Decommissioned 3 November 1945.
Scrapped in 1957 at the Point Hope Shipyard, Victoria, BC, Canada.

 

Commands listed for HMCS Chignecto (J 160)

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CommanderFromTo
1T/Lt. Lachlan Frank McQuarrie, RCNR21 Oct 194128 Jun 1944
2T/Skr.Lt. George Francis Cassidy, RCNR29 Jun 19441 Mar 1945
3T/Lt. Reginald Curren Eaton, RCNVR2 Mar 19453 Nov 1945

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