HMCS Fundy (J88)
Fundy underway
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| Name: | Fundy |
| Namesake: | Bay of Fundy |
| Ordered: | 23 August 1937 |
| Builder: | Collingwood Shipyards Ltd., Collingwood, Ontario |
| Laid down: | 24 January 1938 |
| Launched: | 18 June 1938 |
| Commissioned: | 1 September 1938 |
| Decommissioned: | 27 July 1945 |
| Identification: | pennant number: J88 |
| Fate: | Sold to Marine Industries Ltd 1947, scrapped 1987 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Fundy-class minesweeper |
| Displacement: | 460 long tons (470 t; 520 short tons) |
| Length: | 163 ft (49.7 m) |
| Beam: | 27.5 ft (8.4 m) |
| Draught: | 14.5 ft (4.4 m) |
| Speed: | 12 knots (22.2 km/h) |
| Complement: | 38 |
| Armament: | 1 × QF 4 in (102 mm) Mk IV gun |
HMCS Fundy was a Fundy-class minesweeper that served in the Royal Canadian Navy from 1938 to 1945. The minesweeper was the first warship built for Canada since 1918. She saw service in the Atlantic Ocean during the Second World War. The vessel was named for the Bay of Fundy. After the war she had an extensive civilian career.
In 1936, new minesweepers were ordered for the Royal Canadian Navy. Based on the British Basset class, those built on the east coast would cost $318,000 per vessel. At the outbreak of the Second World War, the Royal Canadian Navy considered constructing more, but chose to build Bangor-class minesweepers instead upon learning of that design due to their oil-burning engines.
The Fundy class, named after the lead ship, displaced 460 long tons (470 t; 520 short tons). They were 163 ft (49.7 m) long, with a beam of 27.5 ft (8.4 m) and a draught of 14.5 ft (4.4 m). They had a complement of 3 officers and 35 ratings.
The Fundy class was propelled by one shaft driven by vertical triple expansion engine powered by steam from a one-cylinder boiler. This created between 850–950 indicated horsepower (630–710 kW) and gave the minesweepers a top speed of 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph). The ships were capable of carrying between 180–196 long tons (183–199 t) of coal.
The ships were armed with one QF 4-inch (102 mm) Mk IV gun mounted forward on a raised platform. The minesweepers were armed with two 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft cannons. They were later equipped with 25 depth charges.
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