HMCS Granby (J264)
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 Canada
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| Name: | Granby |
| Namesake: | Granby, Quebec |
| Builder: | Davie Shipbuilding and Repairing Co. Ltd., Lauzon |
| Laid down: | 17 December 1940 |
| Launched: | 6 September 1941 |
| Commissioned: | 2 May 1942 |
| Decommissioned: | 31 July 1945 |
| Identification: | pennant number: J264 |
| Recommissioned: | 23 May 1953 |
| Decommissioned: | 15 December 1966 |
| Reclassified: | Deep-diving tender 1953 |
| Identification: | Classification: 180 |
| Honours and awards: | Atlantic 1942-45,[1][2] Gulf of St. Lawrence 1942, 1944.[3] |
| Badge: | Gules, a bee's wings extended or, charged on the lower body with two bars azure, and supported between the two front feet in chief a coronet of a marquis of England proper[2] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Bangor-class minesweeper |
| Displacement: | 592 tons |
| Length: | 162 ft (49 m) |
| Beam: | 28 ft (8.5 m) |
| Draught: | 8.3 ft (2.5 m) |
| Propulsion: | Twin shaft, 2 9-cyl H&W diesel engines, 2,400 bhp (1,800 kW) |
| Speed: | 16 knots (30 km/h) |
| Complement: | 71 |
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HMCS Granby was a Bangor-class minesweeper that served in the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War. She saw action in the Battle of the Atlantic and the Battle of the St. Lawrence. After the war, she was transferred to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, however never saw service with them. She was recommissioned as a deep-diving tender in 1953 and served as such until 1966. She was named for Granby, Quebec.
Granby was laid down on 17 December 1940 by Davie Shipbuilding and Repairing Co. Ltd. at Lauzon, Quebec and launched 6 September 1941.[4] She was commissioned into the Royal Canadian Navy on 2 May 1942 at Quebec City.[5]
War service
After working up, Granby was assigned to Sydney Force. She eventually transferred to the Western Local Escort Force (WLEF). In June 1943, when WLEF formed escort groups, she was assigned to group W-3. She remained with this group until May 1944 when she rejoined Sydney Force.[5]
Before actively rejoining the unit, Granby underwent a major refit at Lunenburg from June to October 1944. Following workups in November she returned to service. In February 1945, she transferred again, this time to Shelburne Force, lasting only two months with that group before switching to Halifax Force in April. She remained with that group (under repair) until being paid off on 31 July 1945.[5]
Postwar service
After the war Granby was transferred to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Marine Unit, to be renamed Col. White, however she was never taken over. The Royal Canadian Navy however, recommissioned her on 23 May 1953 for conversion to a deep-diving tender. She was used, along with HMCS Digby, in 1953 on Lake Ontario to test the Royal Canadian Navy's DATAR system.[6] She served as a tender until 15 December 1966 when she was paid off for the final time.[5] Her name and duties were transferred to the Prestonian-class frigate HMCS Victoriaville.[5]
See also
References
Citations
- ↑ "Battle Honours". Britain's Navy. Retrieved 18 Sep 2013.
- 1 2 Arbuckle, p. 44
- ↑ "Battle Honours 2". Veterans Affairs Canada. Retrieved 18 Sep 2013.
- ↑ "HMCS Granby (J 264)". uboat.net. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Macpherson, Ken; Burgess, John (1981). The ships of Canada's naval forces 1910-1981 : a complete pictorial history of Canadian warships. Toronto: Collins. ISBN 0-00216-856-1.
- ↑ Ball, Norman R.; Vardalas, John N. (1993). Ferranti-Packard: Pioneers in Canadian Electrical Manufacturing. McGill-Queen's Press.
Sources
- Arbuckle, J. Graeme (1987). Badges of the Canadian Navy. Halifax, Nova Scotia: Nimbus Publishing. ISBN 0-920852-49-1.
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