HMCS Stratford (J310)
| History | |
|---|---|
 Canada |
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| Name: | Stratford |
| Namesake: | City of Stratford |
| Operator: | Royal Canadian Navy |
| Builder: | Davie Shipbuilding and Repairing Co. Ltd., Lauzon[note 1][1][2] |
| Laid down: | 29 October 1941 |
| Launched: | 4 February 1942 |
| Commissioned: | 29 August 1942 |
| Decommissioned: | 1 April 1946 |
| Identification: | pennant number: J310 |
| Honours and awards: |
Atlantic 1942-44,[3] Gulf of St. Lawrence 1942, 1944[4] |
| Fate: | Sold for scrap 1946 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Bangor-class minesweeper |
| Displacement: | 672 tons |
| Length: | 180 ft (55 m) |
| Beam: | 28.5 ft (8.7 m) |
| Draught: | 8.3 ft (2.5 m) |
| Propulsion: | Single shaft, 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 2 triple expansion steam engines, 2,400 ihp. |
| Speed: | 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph) |
| Complement: | 83 |
| Armament: |
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HMCS Stratford was a Bangor-class minesweeper that served in the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War. She saw action in the Battle of the Atlantic and the Battle of the St. Lawrence. Towards the end of the war she collided with another ship and was rendered unusable. She was named after the city of Stratford, Ontario.
The Stratford was ordered to be built as part of the Royal Canadian Navy's 1941-1942 shipbuilding programme.[5] She was laid down on 29 October 1941 and launched 14 February 1942.[6][7] She was commissioned into the Royal Canadian Navy on 29 August at Toronto.[7]
War service
After arriving at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Stratford was assigned to Newfoundland Force. With that unit, the ship was used as convoy escort throughout the war. In December 1944, she underwent a refit at Dartmouth. After its completion she traveled to Bermuda to work up from 15 February 1945 to 18 March 1945. Upon her return she collided with HMCS Ottawa in the approaches to Halifax. Her fo'c'sle was damaged significantly and as a result of this, she remained inactive until being paid off on 4 January 1946. She was sold for scrap afterwards.[7]
In popular culture
(The name Stratford was used for a fictional Royal Navy cruiser in a 1953 film based on C S Forester's novel "Brown on Resolution". In this film, called "Sailor of the King", "HMS Stratford" is played by the Dido class cruiser: HMS Cleopatra)
See also
References
- Notes
- ↑ Colledge and shipbuildinghistory.com both have it being built by Dufferin Shipbuilding Co., Toronto
- Footnotes
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