| Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Bangor |
| Pennant | J 69 |
| Mod | VTE reciprocating engined |
| Built by | North Vancouver Ship Repairs Ltd. (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada). |
| Ordered | 28 Nov 1940 |
| Laid down | 6 Jun 1941 |
| Launched | 30 Jul 1941 |
| Commissioned | 5 Aug 1942 |
| End service | 2 Jul 1945 |
| History | Returned to the R.N. on 2 July 1945 and scrapped in 1948. |
| Former name | HMS Ingonish |
Commands listed for HMCS Ingonish (J 69)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. Thomas Philip Ryan, RCNR | 29 Apr 1942 | 2 May 1943 |
| 2 | T/Lt. Freeman Elkin Burrows, RCNVR | 3 May 1943 | 4 Apr 1944 |
| 3 | T/Lt. Ronald Charles Grigg Merriam, RCNVR | 5 Apr 1944 | 15 Sep 1944 |
| 4 | T/Lt. Hugh Victor Shaw, RCNVR | 16 Sep 1944 | 2 Jul 1945 |
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Notable events involving Ingonish include:
28 Apr 1945
HMS Upright (Lt. J.A.L. Wilkinson, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Bermuda with HMCS Ingonish (T/Lt. H.V. Shaw, RCNVR) and HMCS Westmount (T/Lt. R.P. Jackson, RCNVR). (1)
29 Apr 1945
HMS Upright (Lt. J.A.L. Wilkinson, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Bermuda with HMCS Ingonish (T/Lt. H.V. Shaw, RCNVR) and HMCS Westmount (T/Lt. R.P. Jackson, RCNVR). (1)
Sources
- ADM 173/20177
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.