| Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Algerine |
| Pennant | J 332 |
| Mod | Reciprocating engined |
| Built by | Port Arthur Shipbuilding Co. (Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada) |
| Ordered | 12 Dec 1941 |
| Laid down | 21 May 1942 |
| Launched | 5 Nov 1942 |
| Commissioned | 9 Oct 1943 |
| End service | 25 Sep 1946 |
| History | Decommissioned 25 September 1946. |
Commands listed for HMCS St. Boniface (J 332)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. John James Hodgkinson, RCNR | 10 Sep 1943 | 12 May 1944 | |
| 2 | T/Lt. John de la Fosse Frewer, RCNVR | 13 May 1944 | 14 Apr 1945 | |
| 3 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. John Manuel Watson, RCNR | 15 Apr 1945 | 25 Jun 1945 | |
| 4 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Raymond Nelson Smillie, RCNVR | 20 Aug 1945 | ||
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Notable events involving St. Boniface include:
Originally fitted with 4 single 20 mm guns, in early 1944 they were replaced by 4 twin 20 mm guns in a mount where the gunner sat next to the guns and operated them with a wheel much like flying a plane. Served in St. Boniface as a Sto.1 from Dec 43 to Sept.45. Western Local Escort, Halifax, Newfire, New York. Collided with British S.S. Chamois (freighter) while forming up convoy outside Halifax, April 18,1945. (1)
23 May 1944
Around 1415Q/23, HrMs O 21 (Lt. F.J. Kroesen, RNN) departed from Halifax for New London, Connecticut, U.S.A. She is escorted by HMCS St. Boniface (T/Lt. J. de la F. Frewer, RCNVR). (2)
Sources
- Personal communication
- File 2.12.03.6417 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)