About: HMCS Chignecto

Three Canadian naval units have carried the name HMCS Chignecto. * HMCS Chignecto (J160) (I) was a Second World War Bangor-class minesweeper. Commissioned in October 1941, she was paid off in November 1945. * HMCS Chignecto (MCB 156) (II) was a Bay-class minesweeper. Commissioned in December 1953, she was paid off in March 1954 and sold to France. * HMCS Chignecto (MCB 160) (III), also a Bay-class minesweeper, was commissioned in August 1957. This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names. If an internal link for a specific ship led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists.