HMCS Granby (J264)
HMCS Granby was a Bangor-class minesweeper that served in the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War. She saw action in the Battle of the Atlantic and the Battle of the St. Lawrence. After the war, she was transferred to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, however never saw service with them. She was recommissioned as a deep-diving tender in 1953 and served as such until 1966. She was named for Granby, Quebec.
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HMCS Granby (J264)
HMCS Granby was a Bangor-class minesweeper that served in the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War. She saw action in the Battle of the Atlantic and the Battle of the St. Lawrence. After the war, she was transferred to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, however never saw service with them. She was recommissioned as a deep-diving tender in 1953 and served as such until 1966. She was named for Granby, Quebec.
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HMCS Granby was a Bangor-class ...... was named for Granby, Quebec.
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commissioning date
1942-05-02
decommissioning date
1945-07-31
1966-12-15
laying down
1940-12-17
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4.93776e+1
recommissioning date
1953-05-23
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ship launched
1941-09-06
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Ship armament
*1 × QF 12-pounder 12 cwt nava ...... ns
*40 depth charges as escort
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Gules, a bee's wings extended ...... of a marquis of England proper
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Ship honours
Atlantic 1942-45, Gulf of St. Lawrence 1942, 1944.
Ship identification
Classification: 180
pennant number: J264
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Ship reclassified
Deep-diving tender 1953
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HMCS Granby was a Bangor-class ...... was named for Granby, Quebec.
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HMCS Granby (J264)
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Granby
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