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词条 HMCS Comox (J64)
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  1. Design and description

  2. Service history

  3. References

     Notes  Citations  Sources 

  4. External links

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HMCS Comox was a {{sclass-|Fundy|minesweeper}} that served in the Royal Canadian Navy from 1938–1945. She served during the Second World War as a local patrol craft for Esquimalt, British Columbia before transferring to Halifax, Nova Scotia performing general minesweeping duties. After the war she sold for mercantile service and converted to a tugboat named Sung Ming. The ship's registry was deleted in 1993.

Design and description

In 1936, new minesweepers were ordered for the Royal Canadian Navy.[3] Based on the British {{sclass-|Basset|trawler|4}},[4][4] those built on the west coast would cost $403,000 per vessel.[5] At the outbreak of the Second World War, the Royal Canadian Navy considered constructing more, but chose to build {{sclass-|Bangor|minesweeper|1}}s instead upon learning of that design due to their oil-burning engines.[6][7][8]

The Fundy class, named after the lead ship, displaced {{convert|460|LT|t ST|lk=in}}. They were {{convert|163|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} long, with a beam of {{convert|27.5|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} and a draught of {{convert|14.5|ft|m|1|abbr=on}}. They had a complement of 3 officers and 35 ratings.[9]

The Fundy class was propelled by one shaft driven by vertical triple expansion engine powered by steam from a one-cylinder boiler.[4] This created between {{convert|850|-|950|ihp|kW|lk=in}} and gave the minesweepers a top speed of {{convert|12|kn|lk=in}}.[4][9] The ships were capable of carrying between {{convert|180|-|196|LT|t}} of coal.[4]

The ships were armed with one QF {{convert|4|in|mm|adj=on|0}} Mk IV gun mounted forward on a raised platform.[2][4][10][11] The minesweepers were armed with two 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft cannons.[2] They were later equipped with 25 depth charges.[4]

Service history

Comox was ordered on 23 August 1937.[12] The ship was laid down on 5 February 1938 by Burrard Dry Dock Co. Ltd. at Vancouver, British Columbia with the yard number 117 and launched on 9 August later that year.[13] She was commissioned into the Royal Canadian Navy on 23 November 1938.[9]Comox was initially assigned to the west coast.[14] At the onset of the Second World War, she remained at Esquimalt carrying out local patrol duties. In March 1940, she and her sister ship {{HMCS|Nootka|J35|2}} were reassigned to the east coast. Arriving in April 1940 Comox spent the rest of the war performing minesweeping duties for Halifax Harbour.[9] Along with her sister ship, {{HMCS|Fundy|J88|2}}, she rescued survivors of the torpedoed Liberty ship SS Martin Van Buren on 15 January 1945.[9][12]Comox was paid off on 27 July 1945. The vessel was sold in 1946 for commercial service to Ming Sung Industrial Co Ltd and converted to the tugboat Sung Ming.[9][13] The ship was deleted in 1993.[13]

References

Notes

1. ^{{cite web|title= HMCS Comox|url=https://www.canada.ca/en/navy/services/history/ships-histories/comox.html|work=Ship's histories|accessdate=25 Jan 2019}}
2. ^1 2 Macpherson, p. 14
3. ^Johnston et al., p. 979
4. ^1 2 3 4 5 Chesneau, p. 65
5. ^Johnston et al., p. 1075
6. ^1 Macpherson and Barrie, p. 167
7. ^Pritchard, pp. 21–2
8. ^Tucker, p. 29
9. ^1 2 3 4 5 Macpherson and Barrie, p. 32
10. ^Macpherson and Barrie state that the ships were equipped with one QF 12-pounder 12 cwt naval gun.
11. ^Mark IV = Mark 4. Britain used Roman numerals to denote Marks (models) of ordnance until after World War II.
12. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/5622.html |title=HMCS Comox (J64) |work=uboat.net |accessdate=29 May 2014}}
13. ^1 2 {{csr|register=MSI|id=5344841|shipname=Comox |accessdate=30 April 2016}}
14. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.navy.gc.ca/project_pride/history/history_e.asp?section=4&category=11&title=1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002012415/http://www.navy.gc.ca/project_pride/history/history_e.asp?section=4&category=11&title=1 |dead-url=yes |archive-date=2 October 2011 |title=Minesweepers |publisher=Canadian Naval Heritage}}

Citations

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Sources

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  • {{cite book |editor-last=Chesneau |editor-first=Roger |date=1980 |title=Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946 |publisher=Conway Maritime Press |location=Greenwich, UK |isbn=0-85177-146-7}}
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  • {{cite book |last=Johnston |first=William |last2=Rawling |first2=William G.P. |last3=Gimblett |first3=Richard H. |last4=MacFarlane |first4=John |date=2010 |title=The Seabound Coast: The Official History of the Royal Canadian Navy, 1867–1939 |volume=1 |publisher=Dundurn Press |location=Toronto |isbn=978-1-55488-908-2}}
  • {{cite book |last=Macpherson |first=Ken |date=1990 |title=Minesweepers of the Royal Canadian Navy 1938–45 |publisher=Vanwell Publishing Limited |location=St. Catharines, Ontario |isbn=0-920277-55-1}}
  • {{cite book |last=Macpherson |first=Ken |last2=Barrie |first2=Ron |date=2002 |title=The Ships of Canada's Naval Forces 1910–2002 |edition=Third |publisher=Vanwell Publishing |location=St. Catharines, Ontario |isbn=1-55125-072-1}}
  • {{cite book |last=Pritchard |first=James |date=2011 |title=A Bridge of Ships: Canadian Shipbuilding during the Second World War |publisher=McGill-Queen's University Press |location=Montreal, Quebec and Kingston, Ontario |isbn=978-0-7735-3824-5}}
  • {{cite book |last=Tucker |first=Gilbert Norman |date=1952 |title=The Naval Service of Canada, Its Official History – Volume 2: Activities on Shore During the Second World War |publisher=King's Printer |location=Ottawa|oclc=4346983}}
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External links

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