HMCS Moresby

History
Name	Lady Joyce
Builder	Allied Shipbuilders Ltd., Vancouver
Yard number	180
Launched	11 November 1972
Completed	24 April 1973
In service	1973
Out of service	1988
Renamed	Joyce Tide (1974)
Fate	Sold to Canadian Forces in 1988
Canada
Name	Moresby
Namesake	Moresby Island
Acquired	March 1998
Commissioned	7 May 1989
Decommissioned	10 March 2000
Homeport	CFB Halifax
Identification	MSA 112
Fate	sold 2002 for commercial use
Renamed	Echo Star (2002) Malbun (2002) Echo Star (2002) Silver Star (2004) Echo Star (2005) Silver Star (2005) Ramco I (2007) Ramco Express (2007)
In service	2002
Identification	IMO number: 7301245
Status	Ship in active service
General characteristics
Class and type	Anticosti-class minesweeper
Displacement	1,093 t (1,076 long tons) 2,200 t (2,200 long tons) deep load
Length	58.3 m (191 ft 3 in)
Beam	13.1 m (43 ft 0 in)
Draught	5.2 m (17 ft 1 in)
Propulsion	4 × NOHAB Polar diesel engines (4,200 bhp (3,100 kW)), 2 shafts, Kort nozzles 1 × 550 bhp (410 kW) azimuth bow thruster
Speed	13.5 knots (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph)
Endurance	12,000 nmi (22,000 km; 14,000 mi)
Complement	23

HMCS Moresby was an Anticosti-class minesweeper that served in the Canadian Forces from 1989 to 2000. She was named for Moresby Island, which in turn is named for Fairfax Moresby, former Commander-in-Chief of Pacific Station at Esquimalt Royal Navy Dockyard. Prior to her acquisition by Canada, Moresby served as the offshore supply vessel Joyce Tide, built by Allied Shipbuilders of Vancouver, British Columbia. Joyce Tide was acquired by the Canadian Forces for conversion to a minesweeper and as a training ship for naval reservists. With the entry into service of the Kingston-class coastal defence vessels, Moresby was sold to commercial interests, returning to her previous career. The ship was renamed several times, most recently Ramco Express in 2007.