HMCS Bras d'Or (1919)

History
Canada
Name
  • Lightship No. 25 (1926–1939)
  • HMCS Bras d'Or (1939–1940)
NamesakeBras d'Or Lake
OwnerCanada
Operator
BuilderSorel Shipyard, Sorel
Yard number18
Launched1919
Completed1926
Commissionedas HMCS Bras d'Or 15 September 1939
Homeport
FateFoundered in the Gulf of St. Lawrence near Pointe-Sud-Ouest, Anticosti Island
General characteristics
TypeAuxiliary minesweeper
Tonnage265 GRT
Length124 ft 6 in (37.95 m)
Beam23 ft 6 in (7.16 m)
Height12 ft 5 in (3.78 m)
Speed7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph)
Range2,000 nmi (3,700 km; 2,300 mi)
Crew5 officers and 25 ratings

HMCS Bras d'Or was an auxiliary minesweeper that served in the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) between 1939 and 1940, when she sank with all hands in a storm. Previous to her service in the RCN, she served as Lightship No. 25 in the Canadian Department of Marine and Fisheries.