NAVYPEDIA

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate	Modification
Blyth	J15		Blyth	1/1940	2.9.1940	6.1941	sold 5.1948	high-speed VTE
Peterhead	J59		Blyth	2/1940	31.10.1940	9.1941	CTL 8.6.1944	high-speed VTE
Bude	J226	1027	Lobnitz, Renfrew	4/1940	4.9.1940	2.1941	to Egypt 1946 (نصر [Nasr])	slow-speed VTE, British-built
Cromer	J128	1028	Lobnitz, Renfrew	5/1940	7.10.1940	4.1941	sunk 9.11.1942	slow-speed VTE, British-built
Eastbourne	J127	1029	Lobnitz, Renfrew	6/1940	5.11.1940	5.1941	sold 9.1948	slow-speed VTE, British-built
Felixstowe	J126	1030	Lobnitz, Renfrew	8/1940	15.1.1941	7.1941	sunk 18.12.1943	slow-speed VTE, British-built
Fraserburgh	J124	1031	Lobnitz, Renfrew	8/1940	12.5.1941	9.1941	sold 1.1948	slow-speed VTE, British-built
Konkan (ex-Tilbury) (RIM)	J228	4044	Lobnitz, Renfrew	8.1941	18.2.1942	6.1942	sold 1963	slow-speed VTE, British-built
Orissa (ex-Clydebank) (RIM)	J200	1039	Lobnitz, Renfrew	5.1941	20.11.1941	3.1942	BU 1949	slow-speed VTE, British-built
Rajputana (ex-Lyme Regis) (RIM)	J197	1040	Lobnitz, Renfrew	6.1941	31.12.1941	4.1942	BU 1961	slow-speed VTE, British-built
Rhyl	J36	1025	Lobnitz, Renfrew	11/1939	21.6.1940	11.1940	sold 9.1948	slow-speed VTE, British-built
Romney	J77	1026	Lobnitz, Renfrew	2/1940	3.8.1940	12.1940	sold 1.1950	slow-speed VTE, British-built
Seaham	J123	1032	Lobnitz, Renfrew	10/1940	16.6.1941	12.1941	fishery protection vessel 1946, to Burma 8.1947 (Chinthe)	slow-speed VTE, British-built
Sidmouth	J47	210	Robb, Leith	6/1940	15.3.1941	8.1941	sold 1.1950	slow-speed VTE, British-built
Stornoway	J31	211	Robb, Leith	7/1940	10.6.1941	11.1941	to Egypt 9.1946 (مطروح [Matrouh])	slow-speed VTE, British-built
Bayfield (RCN 1941 - 1945)	J08	2556	North Vancouver, Vancouver, Canada	12.1940	26.5.1941	2/1942	sold 1.1948	slow-speed VTE, Canadian-built
Bellechasse (RCN)	J170	129	Burrard, Vancouver, Canada	4.1941	20.10.1941	12.1941	sold 1946	slow-speed VTE, Canadian-built
Blairmore (RCN)	J314 - J193, 1951- FSE183	65	Port Arthur, Canada	2.1942	14.5.1942	11.1942	to Turkey 1958 (Beycoz)	slow-speed VTE, Canadian-built
Burlington (RCN)	J250	16	Dufferin, Toronto, Canada	7.1940	23.11.1940	9.1941	sold 1946	slow-speed VTE, Canadian-built
Canso (RCN 1942 - 1945)	J21	2557	North Vancouver, Vancouver, Canada	12.1940	9.6.1941	3/1942	sold 1.1948	slow-speed VTE, Canadian-built
Caraquet (RCN 1942 - 1945)	J38	2558	North Vancouver, Vancouver, Canada	1.1941	2.6.1941	4/1942	to Portugal 1946 (Almirante Lacerda)	slow-speed VTE, Canadian-built
Chedabucto (RCN)	J168	127	Burrard, Vancouver, Canada	1.1941	14.4.1941	9.1941	collision 21.10.1943	slow-speed VTE, Canadian-built
Chignecto (RCN)	J160, 1951- FSE184	2554	North Vancouver, Vancouver, Canada	11.1940	12.12.1940	10.1941	sold 1957	slow-speed VTE, Canadian-built
Clayoquot (RCN)	J174	39	Prince Rupert, Canada	6.1940	3.10.1940	8.1941	sunk 24.12.1944	slow-speed VTE, Canadian-built
Courtenay (RCN)	J262	42	Prince Rupert, Canada	1.1941	2.8.1941	3.1942	sold 4.1946	slow-speed VTE, Canadian-built
Cowichan (RCN)	J146	2550	North Vancouver, Vancouver, Canada	4.1940	8.9.1940	4.1941	sold 1946	slow-speed VTE, Canadian-built
Drummondville (RCN)	J253 - J181, 1951- FSE177	137	Canadian Vickers, Montreal, Canada	10.1940	21.5.1941	10.1941	sold 1960	slow-speed VTE, Canadian-built
Fort William (RCN)	J311, 1951- FSE185	61	Port Arthur, Canada	8.1941	30.12.1941	8.1942	to Turkey 1957 (Bodrum)	slow-speed VTE, Canadian-built
Fort York (ex-Mignan)	J119	21	Dufferin, Toronto, Canada	2.1941	24.8.1941	2/1942	to Portugal 9.1950 (Comandante Almeida Carvalho)	slow-speed VTE, Canadian-built
Gananoque (RCN)	J259 - J184, 1951- FSE186	19	Dufferin, Toronto, Canada	1.1941	23.4.1941	11.1941	sold 2.1959	slow-speed VTE, Canadian-built
Georgian (RCN)	J144, 1951- FSE187	17	Dufferin, Toronto, Canada	10.1940	28.1.1941	9.1941	sold 2.1959	slow-speed VTE, Canadian-built
Goderich (RCN)	J260, 1951- FSE188	20	Dufferin, Toronto, Canada	1.1941	14.5.1941	11.1941	sold 2.1959	slow-speed VTE, Canadian-built
Grandmère (RCN)	J258	142	Canadian Vickers, Montreal, Canada	6.1941	21.8.1941	12.1941	sold 1947	slow-speed VTE, Canadian-built
Guysborough (RCN 1942)	J52	2559	North Vancouver, Vancouver, Canada	5.1941	21.7.1941	4/1942	sunk 17.3.1945	slow-speed VTE, Canadian-built
Ingonish (RCN 1943 - 7.1945)	J69	2560	North Vancouver, Vancouver, Canada	6.1941	30.7.1941	8/1942	sold 1.1948	slow-speed VTE, Canadian-built
Kelowna (RCN)	J261	41	Prince Rupert, Canada	12.1940	28.5.1941	2.1942	sold 1946	slow-speed VTE, Canadian-built
Kenora (RCN)	J281 - J191, 1951- FSE189	60	Port Arthur, Canada	8.1941	20.12.1941	8.1942	to Turkey 1957 (Bandırma)	slow-speed VTE, Canadian-built
Kentville (RCN)	J312 - J182, 1951- FSE190	63	Port Arthur, Canada	12.1941	17.4.1942	10.1942	to Turkey 1957 (Bartın)	slow-speed VTE, Canadian-built
Lockeport (RCN 1942 - 7.1945)	J100	2561	North Vancouver, Vancouver, Canada	6.1941	22.8.1941	5/1942	sold 1.1948	slow-speed VTE, Canadian-built
Mahone (RCN)	J159 - J192, 1951- FSE191	2553	North Vancouver, Vancouver, Canada	8.1940	14.11.1940	9.1941	to Turkey 1958 (Beylerbeyi)	slow-speed VTE, Canadian-built
Malpèque (RCN)	J148 - J186, 1951- FSE192	2551	North Vancouver, Vancouver, Canada	4.1940	5.9.1940	4.1941	sold 2.1959	slow-speed VTE, Canadian-built
Medicine Hat (RCN)	J256 - J197, 1951- FSE193	140	Canadian Vickers, Montreal, Canada	1.1941	25.6.1941	12.1941	to Turkey 11.1957 (Biga)	slow-speed VTE, Canadian-built
Milltown (RCN)	J317 - J194, 1951- FSE194	62	Port Arthur, Canada	8.1941	27.1.1942	9.1942	sold 2.1959	slow-speed VTE, Canadian-built
Minas (RCN)	J165 - J189, 1951- FSE195	125	Burrard, Vancouver, Canada	10.1940	22.1.1941	8.1941	sold 8.1959	slow-speed VTE, Canadian-built
Miramichi (RCN)	J169	128	Burrard, Vancouver, Canada	11.1940	2.9.1941	11.1941	sold 1949	slow-speed VTE, Canadian-built
Mulgrave (RCN)	J313	64	Port Arthur, Canada	12.1941	2.5.1942	11.1942	CTL 8.10.1944	slow-speed VTE, Canadian-built
Nipigon (RCN)	J154 - J188, 1951- FSE196	15	Dufferin, Toronto, Canada	7.1940	1.10.1940	11.1941	to Turkey 11.1957 (Bafra)	slow-speed VTE, Canadian-built
Outarde (RCN)	J161	2555	North Vancouver, Vancouver, Canada	10.1940	27.1.1941	12.1941	sold 1946	slow-speed VTE, Canadian-built
Parrsborough	J117	22	Dufferin, Toronto, Canada		26.6.1941	5.1942	sold 1.1948	slow-speed VTE, Canadian-built
Port Hope (RCN)	J280 - J183, 1951- FSE197	27	Dufferin, Toronto, Canada	9.1941	14.12.1941	7.1942	sold 2.1959	slow-speed VTE, Canadian-built
Qualicum	J138	23	Dufferin, Toronto, Canada		3.9.1941	5.1942	sold 2.1948	slow-speed VTE, Canadian-built
Quatsino (RCN)	J152	40	Prince Rupert, Canada	6.1940	1.9.1941	11.1941	sold 1946	slow-speed VTE, Canadian-built
Quinte (RCN)	J166	126	Burrard, Vancouver, Canada	12.1940	3.8.1941	8.1941	sold 8.1947	slow-speed VTE, Canadian-built
Red Deer (RCN)	J255 - J196, 1951- FSE198	139	Canadian Vickers, Montreal, Canada	1.1941	5.10.1941	11.1941	sold 2.1959	slow-speed VTE, Canadian-built
Sarnia (RCN)	J309 - J190, 1951- FSE199	28	Dufferin, Toronto, Canada	9.1941	21.1.1942	8.1942	to Turkey 1957 (Büyükdere)	slow-speed VTE, Canadian-built
Shippigan	J212	24	Dufferin, Toronto, Canada		12.8.1941	6.1942	sold 1.1948	slow-speed VTE, Canadian-built
Stratford (RCN)	J310	29	Dufferin, Toronto, Canada	10.1941	14.2.1942	8.1942	sold 1947	slow-speed VTE, Canadian-built
Swift Current (RCN)	J254 - J185, 1951- FSE200	138	Canadian Vickers, Montreal, Canada	10.1940	29.5.1941	11.1941	to Turkey 1958 (Bozcaada)	slow-speed VTE, Canadian-built
Tadoussac	J220	25	Dufferin, Toronto, Canada	4.1941	22.8.1941	3.1942	sold 10.1946	slow-speed VTE, Canadian-built
Thunder (RCN)	J156	18	Dufferin, Toronto, Canada	12.1940	19.3.1941	10.1941	sold 1946	slow-speed VTE, Canadian-built
Ungava (RCN)	J149	2552	North Vancouver, Vancouver, Canada	4.1940	9.10.1940	5.1941	sold 1946	slow-speed VTE, Canadian-built
Vègreville (RCN)	J257	141	Canadian Vickers, Montreal, Canada	6.1941	7.10.1941	12.1941	sold 1947	slow-speed VTE, Canadian-built
Wasaga (RCN)	J162	124	Burrard, Vancouver, Canada	9.1940	23.1.1941	6.1941	sold 4.1946	slow-speed VTE, Canadian-built
Wedgeport	J139	26	Dufferin, Toronto, Canada		2.8.1941	4/1942	sold 9.1946, to Egypt 1949 (السلوم [Sollum])	slow-speed VTE, Canadian-built
Westmount (RCN)	J318 - J187, 1951- FSE201	30	Dufferin, Toronto, Canada	10.1941	14.3.1942	9.1942	to Turkey 1957 (Bornova)	slow-speed VTE, Canadian-built
Bihar (RIN)	J247		Garden Reach, Ranchi, India	6.1941	7.7.1942	2.1944	sold 1949	slow-speed VTE, Indian-built
Deccan (RIN)	J129		Garden Reach, Ranchi, India	5.1943	24.4.1944	3.1945	sold 1948	slow-speed VTE, Indian-built
Malwa (RIN)	J55		Garden Reach, Ranchi, India	5.1943	21.6.1944	1945	to Pakistan 1948 (پشاور [Peshawar])	slow-speed VTE, Indian-built
Oudh (RIN)	J245		Garden Reach, Ranchi, India	6.1941	3.3.1942	10.1943	to Pakistan 1948 (دککا [Dacca])	slow-speed VTE, Indian-built
Lantan (ex-Beaulieu)	J208		Hong Kong & Whampoa, Hong Kong	7.1941	2.1943	--- // 8.1943	completed mercantile by Japanese	slow-speed VTE, Hong Kong-built
Lyemun (ex-Looe)	J209		Hong Kong & Whampoa, Hong Kong	7.1941	1942	--- // 3.1943	completed by Japanese (南洋 [Nanyo])	slow-speed VTE, Hong Kong-built
Taitam (ex-Portland)	J210		Taikoo, Hong Kong	7/1941	2.1943	--- // 4.1944	completed by Japanese (第101号掃海艇 [101-go])	slow-speed VTE, Hong Kong-built
Waglan (ex-Seaford)	J211		Taikoo, Hong Kong	7/1941	3.1943	--- // 9.1944	completed by Japanese (第102号掃海艇 [102-go])	slow-speed VTE, Hong Kong-built

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	656 - 688
Displacement full, t	825 - 875
Length, m	54.9
Breadth, m	8.69
Draught, m	2.97 - 3.12 deep load (3.56 - 3.73 by screws)
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 VTE, 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers
Power, h. p.	2400
Max speed, kts	16.5
Fuel, t	oil 150
Endurance, nm(kts)	4000(10)
Armament	completed 1940-1943: 1 x 1 - 76/45 20cwt QF Mk I/II/III/IV or 1 x 1 - 76/40 12pdr 12cwt QF Mk I/II/V, 1 x 1 - 40/39 2pdr QF Mk VIII or 1 x 4 - 12.7/62, 4 DCT, 2 DCR (40 DC in ASW role), mechanical minesweeping gear completed 1943-1945: 1 x 1 - 76/45 20cwt QF Mk I/II/III/IV or 1 x 1 - 76/40 12pdr 12cwt QF Mk I/II/V, (0 - 1) x 1 - 40/39 2pdr QF Mk VIII, (1 - 3) x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV, 4 DCT, 2 DCR (40 in ASW role), mechanical minesweeping gear Chedabucto, Clayoquot, Cowichan, Mahone, Malpeque, Minas, Miramichi, Nipigon, Quatsino, Quinte, Ungava, Wasaga: 1 x 1 - 102/40 QF Mk IV, 1 x 1 - 40/39 2pdr QF Mk VIII or 1 x 4 - 12.7/62, 4 DCT, 2 DCR (40 in ASW role), mechanical minesweeping gear Bihar, Clydebank, Lyme Regis, Oudh, Tilbury: 1 x 1 - 76/40 12pdr 12cwt QF Mk I/II/V, 3 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV, 4 DCT, 2 DCR (40 in ASW role), mechanical minesweeping gear
Electronic equipment	completed 1940-1942: type 128 sonar completed 1942-1943: type 286PU radar (some), type 128 sonar completed 1943-1945: type 291U radar (some), type 128 sonar
Complement	60 - 87

Standard scale images

Project history

Bangor class minesweepers were designed as alternative to Halcyon class ships which, according to Admiralty, because of relatively large dimensions did not suited for a mass building. Deciding about designing the smaller minesweeper have accepted in 1938. Designing was conducted quickly and already in the beginning of next year design in two variants has been approved: with diesels and with turbines. In the spring of 1939 order for first 10 ships was placed. With the beginning of hostilities mass building of Bangor class started. Many small private yards have been attracted in fulfilment of this program. Foreseeing difficulties which could be at the last in the absence of experience of building of ships with turbine or diesels, Admiralty have developed the design of Bangor with VTEs, and again in two variants: with compact high-speed (a rotational speed of shafts was almost same, as well as at diesel-engined ship) and with more bulky, but habitual, slow-speed VTE. Last variant also became the most mass: British, Canadian and Indian yards have built 67 units, 4 more sister ships, laid down in Hong Kong, were captured by Japanese and has completed for their Navy.

Except the ships with slow-speed VTE, 26 turbine-engined, 14 diesel-engined and only 2 minesweepers with high-speed VTE were built.

Conceived as the pure minesweepers carrying under the design only 4 DCs, Bangor at a completion phase have received the strengthened anti-submarine armament. Because of the overload which have arisen thus it was necessary to refuse from provided by the design 102mm gun, more light 76mm AA gun was installed instead. Nevertheless, stability of Bangors, especially diesel variant, was considered in Britain as insufficient.

From 50 VTE ships, built in Canada, 12 were ordered by RN, but half from them have transferred to Canadian fleet.

Modernizations

1942-1943, earlier ships (some): + type 286PU radar

1943 - 1944, all early ships had 1 x 1 - 40/39 2pdr QF Mk VIII and / or (1 - 3) x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV as close range AA.

1953, most RCN ships: - 1 x 1 - 76/40 or 1 x 1 - 76/45 or 1 x 1 - 102/40; + 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog ASWRL, type 144 sonar

Naval service

Were lost on mines: Cromer 9.11.1942 off Egyptian coast; Felixstowe 18.12.1943 off Sardinia. Mulgrave was badly damaged by a mine 8.10.1944 and never repaired.

Clayoquot was sunk 24.12.1944 by German submarine U806 near Halifax. Guysborough was sunk 17.3.1945 by German submarine U878 in Bay of Biscay. Chedabucto was lost 21.10.1943 at collision with s/s Lord Kelvin. Peterhead foundered 8.6.1944, salvaged, repaired and re-commissioned.

Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.