HMCS CHIGNECTO (2nd) (156)
HMCS CHIGNECTO (2nd)
The History of HMCS CHIGNECTO (2nd)
Built by Marine Industries Ltd., Sorel, she was commissioned on December 1, 1953, and paid off on March 31, 1956, the day of her transfer to the French Navy. She was re-named La Bayonnaise.
HMCS CHIGNECTO (2nd) Statistical Data
- Pendant: 156
- Type: Minesweeper
- Class: Bay
- Displacement: 390 tonnes
- Length: 152 ft
- Width: 28 ft
- Draught: 8 ft
- Speed: 16 kts
- Compliment: 3 Officers and 35 Crew
- Arms: 1 - 40MM
- Builder: MARINE INDUSTRIES, SOREL, QUE
- Keel Laid: 04-Jun-51
- Date Launched: 13-Jun-52
- Date Commissioned: 01-Dec-53
- Paid off: 31-Mar-54
Remarks
TRANSFERRED TO THE FRENCH NAVY 31 MAR 54. RENAMED LA BAYONNAISE.