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HMCS Clayquot (J 174)

Minesweeper of the Bangor class


HMCS Clayoquot during the war.

NavyThe Royal Canadian Navy
TypeMinesweeper
ClassBangor 
PennantJ 174 
Built byPrince Rupert Dry Dock and Shipyards Co. (Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada) 
Ordered23 Feb, 1940 
Laid down20 Jun, 1940 
Launched3 Oct, 1940 
Commissioned22 Aug, 1941 
Lost24 Dec, 1944 
Loss position44.25N, 63.20W (See a map)
 
HistoryAt 14.37 hours on 24 December 1944, U-806 fired a Gnat at HMCS Clayoquot (A/Lt.Cdr. A.C. Campbell, RCNVR) which was escorting the convoy XB-139 and hit her after 1 minute 9 seconds. At 14.46 hours, another Gnat was fired at a freighter in the convoy, but this Gnat detonated after 3 minutes in the cat gear of the Canadian minesweeper HMCS Transcona (J 271). The wreck of the Clayoquot has been located outside the approaches to Halifax harbour in position 44º25'N, 63º20'W. There were 8 casualties amongst the crew of HMCS Clayoquot. 

Hit by U-boat
Sunk on 24 Dec, 1944 by U-806 (Hornbostel).

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