Allied Warships


Minesweepers

Bangor class

128 ships


The Bangor class minesweeper HMCS Esquimalt. She was lost on 16 Apr 1945.

Technical information

TypeMinesweeper
Displacement672 BRT 
Length180 feet 
Complement60 men 
Armament1 3" AA gun
light AA armament varied 
Max speed16 knots
EnginesDiesel moters / Reciprocating engines (VTE) / Geared turbines, 2 shafts 
Power2000 BHP / 2400 IHP / 2400 SHP 
Notes on classThere were three variants of the class;
Diesel engined, reciprocating engined and turbine engined.
Displacement, dimensions and armament was not exactly the same for each variant.

Photographs taken by Charles James Sadler, RCNVR. First Class Stoker, Official number V-4963. 


All ships of the Bangor class:

Diesel engined

Royal Canadian Navy (more on Royal Canadian Navy)

HMCS Brockville (J 270)
HMCS Digby (J 267)
HMCS Granby (J 264)
HMCS Lachine (J 266)
HMCS Melville (J 263)
HMCS Noranda (J 265)
HMCS Transcona (J 271)
HMCS Truro (J 268)
HMCS Esquimalt (J 272) (lost 16 Apr 1945)
HMCS Trois Rivieres (J 269)

Royal Navy (more on Royal Navy)

HMS Bangor (J 00)
HMS Blackpool (J 27)
HMS Bridlington (J 65)
HMS Bridport (J 50)

Reciprocating engined

Royal Indian Navy (more on Royal Indian Navy)

HMIS Bihar (J 247)
HMIS Orissa (J 200)
HMIS Rajputana (J 197)
HMIS Deccan (J 129)
HMIS Konkan (J 228)
HMIS Malwa (J 55)
HMIS Oudh (J 245)

Royal Navy (more on Royal Navy)

HMS Bayfield (J 08) (Became HMCS Bayfield)
HMS Canso (J 21) (Became HMCS Canso)
HMS Clydebank (J 200) (To the Royal Indian Navy as HMIS Orissa)
HMS Guysborough (J 52) (Became HMCS Guysborough)
HMS Ingonish (J 69) (Became HMCS Ingonish)
HMS Lantan (J 208)
HMS Lockeport (J 100) (Became HMCS Lockeport)
HMS Lyemun (J 209)
HMS Lyme Regis (i) (J 197) (To the Royal Indian Navy as HMIS Rajputana)
HMS Taitam (J 210)
HMS Tilbury (J 228) (To the Royal Indian Navy as HMIS Konkan)
HMS Waglan (J 211)
HMS Blyth (J 15)
HMS Bude (J 116)
HMS Caraquet (J 38) (Became HMCS Caraquet)
HMS Cromer (J 128) (lost 9 Nov 1942)
HMS Eastbourne (J 127)
HMS Felixstowe (J 126) (lost 18 Dec 1943)
HMS Fort York (J 119)
HMS Fraserburgh (J 124)
HMS Parrsboro (J 117)
HMS Peterhead (J 59)
HMS Qualicum (J 138)
HMS Rhyl (J 36)
HMS Romney (J 77)
HMS Seaham (J 123)
HMS Shippigan (J 212)
HMS Sidmouth (J 47)
HMS Stornoway (J 31)
HMS Tadoussac (J 220)
HMS Wedgeport (J 139)

Turbine engined

Royal Indian Navy (more on Royal Indian Navy)

HMIS Baluchistan (J 182)
HMIS Kathiawar (J 155)
HMIS Rohilkhand (J 180)
HMIS Carnatic (J 199)
HMIS Khyber (J 190)
HMIS Kumaon (J 164)

Royal Navy (more on Royal Navy)

HMS Greenock (J 182) (To the Royal Indian Navy as HMIS Baluchistan)
HMS Hartepool (J 155) (To the Royal Indian Navy as HMIS Kathiawar)
HMS Padstow (J 180) (To the Royal Indian Navy as HMIS Rohilkhand)
HMS Ardrossan (J 131)
HMS Beaumaris (J 07)
HMS Bootle (J 143)
HMS Boston (J 14)
HMS Brixham (J 105)
HMS Clacton (J 151) (lost 31 Dec 1943)
HMS Cromarty (J 09) (lost 23 Oct 1943)
HMS Dornoch (J 173)
HMS Dunbar (J 53)
HMS Harwich (J 190) (To the Royal Indian Navy as HMIS Khyber)
HMS Hythe (J 194) (lost 11 Oct 1943)
HMS Ilfracombe (J 95)
HMS Llandudno (J 67)
HMS Lyme Regis (ii) (J 193)
HMS Middlesborough (J 164) (To the Royal Indian Navy as HMIS Kumaon)
HMS Newhaven (J 199) (To the Royal Indian Navy as HMIS Carnatic)
HMS Polruan (J 97)
HMS Poole (J 147)
HMS Rothesay (J 19)
HMS Rye (J 76)
HMS Tenby (J 34)
HMS Whitehaven (J 121)
HMS Worthing (J 72)

VTE reciprocating engined

Royal Canadian Navy (more on Royal Canadian Navy)

HMCS Bayfield (J 08)
HMCS Bellechasse (J 170)
HMCS Blairmore (J 314)
HMCS Burlington (J 250)
HMCS Canso (J 21)
HMCS Caraquet (J 38)
HMCS Chedabucto (J 168) (lost 31 Oct 1943)
HMCS Chignecto (J 160)
HMCS Courtenay (J 262)
HMCS Cowichan (J 146)
HMCS Drummondville (J 253)
HMCS Gananoque (J 259)
HMCS Georgian (J 144)
HMCS Goderich (J 260)
HMCS Grandmere (J 258)
HMCS Ingonish (J 69)
HMCS Kelowna (J 261)
HMCS Kenora (J 281)
HMCS Kentville (J 312)
HMCS Lockeport (J 100)
HMCS Mahone (J 159)
HMCS Medicine Hat (J 256)
HMCS Milltown (J 317)
HMCS Minas (J 165)
HMCS Miramichi (J 169)
HMCS Nipigon (J 154)
HMCS Outarde (J 161)
HMCS Port Hope (J 280)
HMCS Quatsino (J 152)
HMCS Quinte (J 166)
HMCS Red Deer (J 255)
HMCS Sarnia (J 309)
HMCS Stratford (J 310)
HMCS Swift Current (J 254)
HMCS Thunder (J 156)
HMCS Vegreville (J 257)
HMCS Wasaga (J 162)
HMCS Westmount (J 318)
HMCS Clayoquot (J 174) (lost 24 Dec 1944)
HMCS Fort William (J 311)
HMCS Guysborough (J 52) (lost 17 Mar 1945)
HMCS Malpeque (J 148)
HMCS Mulgrave (J 313)
HMCS Ungava (J 149)

9 minesweepers of the Bangor class lost.


Bangor class ships hit by U-boats (4)

24 Dec 1944HMCS ClayoquotSunkU-806
16 Apr 1945HMCS EsquimaltSunkU-190
17 Mar 1945HMCS GuysboroughSunkU-868
11 Oct 1943HMS HytheSunkU-371

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