HMCS Stratford
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Career | |
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Laid down: | 29 October 1941 |
Launched: | 4 February 1942 |
Commissioned: | 29 August 1942 |
Status: | Decommissioned on 1 April 1946. |
General characteristics | |
Displacement: | 672 tonnes |
Length: | 180ft (54.9m) |
Beam: | 28.5ft (8.68m) |
Draught: | 8.3ft (2.53m) |
Propulsion: | Unknown |
Speed: | 16 knots |
Complement: | 6 Officers, 77 Crew |
Armament: | 1x4" Cannon, 1x3" Cannon, 2x20mm Guns |
Aircraft: | None |
Battle Honours: | Gulf of St. Lawrence |
HMCS Stratford was a Bangor class minesweeper of the Royal Canadian Navy in World War II. She was ordered to be built as part of the Royal Canadian Navy's 1941-1942 ship-building programme.
HMCS Stratford was named after the southwestern Ontario city of Stratford.