Английская Википедия:HMCS Chaleur (MCB 144)

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HMCS Chaleur was a Шаблон:Sclass2 that served in the Royal Canadian Navy for three and a half months in 1954 before being sold to the French Navy to become La Dieppoise. The ship was named for Chaleur Bay, located between Quebec and New Brunswick. Her name was given to her replacement, Шаблон:HMCS. As La Dieppoise, the vessel served as a coastal patrol vessel in the France's Pacific Ocean territories. The ship was taken out of service in 1987.

Design

The Bay class were designed and ordered as replacements for the Second World War-era minesweepers that the Royal Canadian Navy operated at the time. Similar to the Шаблон:Sclass2, they were constructed of wood planking and aluminum framing.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn

Displacing Шаблон:Convert and Шаблон:Convert at deep load, the minesweepers were Шаблон:Convert long with a beam of Шаблон:Convert and a draught of Шаблон:Convert.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn They had a complement of 38 officers and ratings.Шаблон:EfnШаблон:Sfn

The Bay-class minesweepers were powered by two GM 12-cylinder diesel engines driving two shafts creating Шаблон:Convert. This gave the ships a maximum speed of Шаблон:Convert.Шаблон:Sfn The ships were armed with one Bofors 40 mm gun and were equipped with minesweeping gear.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn

Service history

Chaleur was laid down on 8 June 1951 by Port Arthur Shipbuilding at Port Arthur, Ontario with the yard number 107 and launched 21 June 1952.[1]Шаблон:Sfn The vessel was commissioned into the Royal Canadian Navy on 18 June 1954 with the hull identification number 144.Шаблон:Sfn

Following commissioning, Chaleur spent three months in service with the Royal Canadian Navy. The minesweeper was paid off on 30 September 1954. She was transferred to France on 9 October 1954. The minesweeper was commissioned on 13 November 1954 and renamed La Dieppoise.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn She served as a minesweeper until 1973 when the minesweeping gear was removed and she transferred to the Pacific for duty as an overseas territories patrol vessel.Шаблон:Sfn She was paid off 9 July 1987 and stricken later that year.Шаблон:Sfn

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