 HMCS Anticosti at Rimouski harbour in 2000
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| Class overview | |
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| Name | Anticosti class |
| Builders | Allied Shipbuilders Ltd., Vancouver |
| Operators |  Canadian Forces |
| Preceded by | Bay-class minesweeper |
| Succeeded by | Kingston-class coastal defence vessel |
| Built | 1973 |
| In commission | May 1989 – 2000 |
| Completed | 2 |
| Retired | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Minesweeper auxiliary |
| Displacement | 1,076 long tons (1,093 t) full load |
| Length | 58.3 m (191 ft) |
| Beam | 13.1 m (43 ft) |
| Draught | 5.2 m (17 ft) |
| Ice class | 3 |
| Installed power | 4,600 bhp (3,400 kW) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 13.5 knots (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph) |
| Range | 12,000 nmi (22,000 km; 14,000 mi) at 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) |
| Complement | 23 |
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The Anticosti-class minesweepers were a class of minesweepers that served with the Canadian Forces from 1989–2000. The class consisted of two former oil rig supply vessels, Jean Tide and Joyce Tide. They were acquired by Maritime Command (MARCOM) and commissioned in May 1989 with Jean Tide becoming HMCS Anticosti (MSA 110) and Joyce Tide becoming HMCS Moresby (MSA 112). Once the Kingston-class coastal defence vessels became operational, the Anticosti class was discarded and the two ships returned to mercantile use.