 HMCS Esquimalt
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Canada | |
| Name | Esquimalt |
| Namesake | Township of Esquimalt |
| Builder | Marine Industries Ltd., Sorel |
| Laid down | 20 December 1940 |
| Launched | 8 August 1941 |
| Commissioned | 26 October 1942 |
| Identification | Pennant number: J272 |
| Honours and awards | Atlantic 1943–44,[1] Gulf of St. Lawrence 1942.[2] |
| Fate | Sunk 16 April 1945 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Bangor-class minesweeper |
| Displacement | 592 long tons (601 t) |
| Length | 162 ft (49.4 m) |
| Beam | 28 ft (8.5 m) |
| Draught | 8.25 ft (2.51 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 shafts, 9-cylinder diesel, 2,000 bhp (1,500 kW) |
| Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h) |
| Complement | 83 |
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HMCS Esquimalt was a Bangor-class minesweeper that served in the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War. She saw service in the Battle of the Atlantic and in the Battle of the St. Lawrence. She was sunk in 1945, the last Canadian warship to suffer that fate. She was named for Esquimalt, British Columbia.
- ^ "Battle Honours". Britain's Navy. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
- ^ "Royal Canadian Warships that Participated in the Battle of the Gulf of St. Lawrence". Veterans Affairs Canada. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2016.