Английская Википедия:HMCS Chignecto (MCB 156)

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HMCS Chignecto (hull number MCB 156) was a Шаблон:Sclass2 that served in the Royal Canadian Navy during the Cold War. The ship entered service in 1953 and in 1954, was transferred to the French Navy and renamed La Bayonnaise. Serving as a minesweeper until 1973, the ship became a territorial patrol ship and remained in service until 1976. La Bayonnaise was broken up for scrap in 1977.

Design and description

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 standard at 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:SfnШаблон:Efn

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 and a range of Шаблон:Convert at Шаблон:Convert.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn The ships were armed with one 40 mm Bofors gun and were equipped with minesweeping gear.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn

Operational history

The ship's keel was laid down on 4 June 1951 by Marine Industries at their yard in Sorel, Quebec. Named for a bay located between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, Chignecto was launched on 13 June 1953.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn The ship was commissioned on 1 December 1953.Шаблон:Sfn

Chignecto served with the Royal Canadian Navy for three months before being paid off on 31 March 1954.Шаблон:Sfn Transferred the same day to the French Navy, the ship was renamed La Bayonnaise and given the hull number P 654.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 The vessel was discarded in 1976 and broken up for scrap at Papeete, Tahiti.Шаблон:Sfn[1]

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