| Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Bangor |
| Pennant | J 260 |
| Mod | VTE reciprocating engined |
| Built by | Dufferin Shipbuilding Co. (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 15 Jan 1941 |
| Launched | 14 May 1941 |
| Commissioned | 23 Nov 1941 |
| End service | |
| History | Decommissioned 6 November 1945. |
Commands listed for HMCS Goderich (J 260)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. Reginald Ray Kenney, RCNR | 1 Oct 1941 | 14 Mar 1943 |
| 2 | T/Lt. John Lecky, RCNVR | 15 Mar 1943 | 6 Apr 1943 |
| 3 | T/Lt. James C. Pratt, RCNVR | 7 Apr 1943 | 21 Mar 1944 |
| 4 | T/Lt. John Eastwood Taylor, RCNVR | 22 Mar 1944 | 6 Nov 1945 |
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Notable events involving Goderich include:
5 Mar 1943
HMCS Goderich (T/Lt. R.R. Kenney, RCNR) began a refit at Liverpool, Nova Scotia, Canada.
14 Aug 1943
During a storm, stoker petty officer Orville Ronald Myles of Windsor, Ontario, was lost overboard. (1)
Sources
- Personal communication