HMCS Gaspe (J94)
Gaspé underway
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 Canada
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| Name: | Gaspé |
| Namesake: | Gaspé Bay |
| Ordered: | 23 August 1937 |
| Builder: | Morton Engineering and Dry Dock Co. Quebec City |
| Commissioned: | 21 October 1938 |
| Decommissioned: | 27 July 1945 |
| Identification: | pennant number: J94 |
| Fate: | Sold for mercantile use 1946 |
| 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 Gaspé was a Fundy-class minesweeper that served in the Royal Canadian Navy from 1938 to 1945. She saw service during the Second World War as part of the local defence of Halifax. She was named for Gaspé Bay in Quebec. Following the war the ship was sold for mercantile use, becoming the tugboat Sung Li. The ship's registry was deleted in 1993.
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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