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HMCS MalpequeCanada
NameMalpeque
NamesakeMalpeque Bay, Prince Edward Island
BuilderNorth Van Ship Repair, North Vancouver
Laid down24 April 1940
Launched5 September 1940
Commissioned4 August 1941
Decommissioned9 October 1945
IdentificationPennant number: J148
Honours and
awards		Atlantic 1941-42, Normandy 1944[1]
FateSold 1959 for scrap
General characteristics
Class and typeBangor-class minesweeper
Displacement672 long tons (683 t)
Length180 ft (54.9 m) oa
Beam28 ft 6 in (8.7 m)
Draught9 ft 9 in (3.0 m)
Propulsion2 Admiralty 3-drum water tube boilers, 2 shafts, vertical triple-expansion reciprocating engines, 2,400 ihp (1,790 kW)
Speed16.5 knots (31 km/h)
Complement83
Armament
  • 1 × 12-pounder (3 in (76 mm)) 12 cwt HA gun
  • 1 × QF 2-pounder Mark VIII
  • 2 × QF 20 mm Oerlikon guns
  • 40 depth charges as escort

HMCS Malpeque (pennant J148) was a Bangor-class minesweeper constructed for the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War. Entering service in 1941, the minesweeper took part in the Battle of the Atlantic and the invasion of Normandy. Malpeque was decommissioned in 1945 and placed in reserve. The vessel was reacquired during the Korean War, however the ship never re-entered service and was sold for scrap in 1959.

  1. ^ "Battle Honours". Britain's Navy. Retrieved 25 Jan 2019.

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