About: HMCS Truro

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HMCS Truro (pennant J268) was a Bangor-class minesweeper that served with the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War. The minesweeper entered service in 1942 and took part in the Battle of the Atlantic and the Battle of the St. Lawrence. Following the war, the vessel was transferred to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and renamed Herchmer. In 1946, Herchmer was sold for mercantile conversion and reappeared as Gulf Mariner. The ship was abandoned in 1964 on the Fraser River shore after plans for conversion to a suction dredger failed. The abandoned hulk was broken up.

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  • HMCS Truro (pennant J268) was a Bangor-class minesweeper that served with the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War. The minesweeper entered service in 1942 and took part in the Battle of the Atlantic and the Battle of the St. Lawrence. Following the war, the vessel was transferred to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and renamed Herchmer. In 1946, Herchmer was sold for mercantile conversion and reappeared as Gulf Mariner. The ship was abandoned in 1964 on the Fraser River shore after plans for conversion to a suction dredger failed. The abandoned hulk was broken up. (en)
  • Le NCSM Truro (pennant number J268) (ou en anglais HMCS Truro) est un dragueur de mines de la Classe Bangor lancé pour la Marine royale canadienne (MRC) et qui a servi pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. (fr)
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  • 1942-08-27 (xsd:date)
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  • 1945-07-31 (xsd:date)
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  • 1942-06-05 (xsd:date)
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  • *Broken up, 1964
  • *Sold for mercantile conversion 1946
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  • *1 × QF 12-pounder 12 cwt naval gun *1 × QF 2-pounder Mark VIII *2 × QF 20 mm Oerlikon guns *40 depth charges as escort (en)
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  • 1942-08-27 (xsd:date)
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  • Canada (en)
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  • 1945-07-31 (xsd:date)
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  • *Sold for mercantile conversion 1946 *Broken up, 1964 (en)
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  • Atlantic 1942-45, Gulf of St. Lawrence 1942, 1944 (en)
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  • Pennant number: J268 (en)
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  • 1941-03-20 (xsd:date)
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  • 1942-06-05 (xsd:date)
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  • Truro (en)
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  • HMCS Truro (pennant J268) was a Bangor-class minesweeper that served with the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War. The minesweeper entered service in 1942 and took part in the Battle of the Atlantic and the Battle of the St. Lawrence. Following the war, the vessel was transferred to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and renamed Herchmer. In 1946, Herchmer was sold for mercantile conversion and reappeared as Gulf Mariner. The ship was abandoned in 1964 on the Fraser River shore after plans for conversion to a suction dredger failed. The abandoned hulk was broken up. (en)
  • Le NCSM Truro (pennant number J268) (ou en anglais HMCS Truro) est un dragueur de mines de la Classe Bangor lancé pour la Marine royale canadienne (MRC) et qui a servi pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. (fr)
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  • HMCS Truro (en)
  • NCSM Truro (J268) (fr)
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