HMCS Gananoque
HMCS Gananoque (pennant J259) was a Bangor-class minesweeper constructed for the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War. Named for the town of Gananoque, Ontario situated on the Saint Lawrence River, the minesweeper entered service in 1941 and participated in the Battle of the Atlantic and the Battle of the Saint Lawrence, mainly as a convoy escort. Following the end of the war in 1945 Gananoque was decommissioned and placed in reserve. The vessel was reacquired in 1952, but never reentered service and was sold for scrap in 1959 and broken up.
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HMCS Gananoque
HMCS Gananoque (pennant J259) was a Bangor-class minesweeper constructed for the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War. Named for the town of Gananoque, Ontario situated on the Saint Lawrence River, the minesweeper entered service in 1941 and participated in the Battle of the Atlantic and the Battle of the Saint Lawrence, mainly as a convoy escort. Following the end of the war in 1945 Gananoque was decommissioned and placed in reserve. The vessel was reacquired in 1952, but never reentered service and was sold for scrap in 1959 and broken up.
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HMCS Gananoque (pennant J259) ...... r scrap in 1959 and broken up.
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1941-11-08
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1945-10-13
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1941-01-15
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1941-04-23
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Sold for scrap 1959
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*1 x QF 20 cwt gun
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*40 depth charges as escort
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1941-11-08
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Canada
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1945-10-13
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Sold for scrap 1959
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Atlantic 1942–45, Gulf of St. Lawrence 1942
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Pennant number: J259
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1941-01-15
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1941-04-23
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Gananoque
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