Allied Warships

HMS Minotaur (53)

Light cruiser of the Minotaur class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeLight cruiser
ClassMinotaur 
Pennant53 
Built byHarland & Wolff Ltd. (Belfast, Northern Ireland) 
Ordered27 May 1941 
Laid down20 Nov 1941 
Launched29 Jul 1943 
Commissioned 
End service 
History

Originally named HMS Minotaur but transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy and named HMCS Ontario upon completion.
Never served in the Royal Navy.
Decommissioned on on 15 October 1958.
She arrived at Osaka, Japan for breaking up on 19 November 1960.  

Career notesTo the Royal Canadian Navy as HMCS Ontario

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