Allied Warships
HMCS Esquimalt (J 272)
Minesweeper of the Bangor class
HMCS Esquimalt as seen during the war.
| Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Bangor |
| Pennant | J 272 |
| Mod | Diesel engined |
| Built by | Marine Industries Ltd. (Sorel, Quebec, Canada) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 20 Dec 1940 |
| Launched | 8 Aug 1941 |
| Commissioned | 26 Oct 1942 |
| Lost | 16 Apr 1945 |
| Loss position | 44° 28'N, 63° 10'W |
| History | HMCS Escquimalt (Lt. Robert Cunningham MacMillan, DSC and Bar, RCNVR) was torpedoed and sunk on 16 April 1945 by U-190, five miles off Chebucto Head, near Halifax, Canada in position 44º28'N, 63º10'W. Hit by U-boat |
| U-boat Attack | See our U-boat attack entry for the HMCS Esquimalt |
Commands listed for HMCS Esquimalt (J 272)
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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. Francis John Louis Davies, RCNR | 26 Oct 1942 | 20 Jan 1943 |
| 2 | T/Lt. Paul Dalrymple Taylor, RCNVR | 21 Jan 1943 | 12 Mar 1944 |
| 3 | T/Lt. James Manley Scott Clark, RCNVR | 13 Mar 1944 | 14 Dec 1944 |
| 4 | T/Lt. John Campbell Tyrer, RCNVR | 15 Dec 1944 | 28 Dec 1944 |
| 5 | A/Lt.Cdr. Wilfred McIsaac, RCNVR | 29 Dec 1944 | 1 Feb 1945 |
| 6 | T/Lt. Robert Cunningham MacMillan, DSC, RCNVR | 2 Feb 1945 | 16 Apr 1945 |
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