| History | |
|---|---|
 Canada | |
| Name | Quinte |
| Namesake | Bay of Quinte |
| Builder | Port Arthur Shipbuilding Co., Port Arthur |
| Laid down | 14 June 1952 |
| Launched | 8 August 1953 |
| Commissioned | 15 October 1954 |
| Decommissioned | 26 February 1964 |
| Identification | MCB 149 |
| Honours and awards | Atlantic 1941–42[1] |
| Badge | Vert, a Tudor rose, barbed and seeded or, upon a pentagonal cross pattee the arms being formed by five letters "E" each letter facing and converging towards the fess point argent[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Bay-class minesweeper |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 152 ft (46 m) |
| Beam | 28 ft (8.5 m) |
| Draught | 8 ft (2.4 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 shafts, 2 GM 12-cylinder diesels, 2,400 bhp (1,800 kW) |
| Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
| Range | 3,290 nmi (6,090 km; 3,790 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement | 38 |
| Armament | 1 × 40 mm Bofors gun |
HMCS Quinte (hull number MCB 149) was a Bay-class minesweeper that served in the Royal Canadian Navy during the Cold War. Entering service in 1954, the minesweeper was the second ship to bear the name. The ship was taken out of service in 1964 and declared surplus in 1965.