HMCS Grandmere (J 258) of the Royal Canadian Navy - Canadian Minesweeper of the Bangor class - Allied Warships of WWII (original) (raw)
Allied Warships
Minesweeper of the Bangor class
HMCS Grandmere (in the middle) with two sister ships.
Photograph taken by Charles James Sadler, RCNVR. First Class Stoker, Official number V-4963.
| Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
|---|---|
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Bangor |
| Pennant | J 258 |
| Mod | VTE reciprocating engined |
| Built by | Canadian Vickers Ltd. (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 2 Jun 1941 |
| Launched | 21 Aug 1941 |
| Commissioned | 11 Dec 1941 |
| End service | 23 Oct 1945 |
| History | Decommissioned 23 October 1945.Sold into merchantile service in 1947 and renamed Elda. |
Commands listed for HMCS Grandmere (J 258)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | T/Lt. James Cuthbert, RCNR | 26 Nov 1941 | 20 Apr 1944 |
| 2 | T/Lt. Nelson Walter Winters, RCNVR | 21 Apr 1944 | 23 Oct 1945 |
Notable events involving Grandmere include:
14 Oct 1942
HMCS Grandmere (T/Lt. J. Cuthbert, RCNR) picks up 101 survivors from the British railway ferry Caribou that was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-69 in the Cabot Strait in position 47°19'N, 59°29'W.
15 Feb 1945
HMS Upright (Lt. J.A.L. Wilkinson, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Bermuda with HMCS Quesnel (T/A/Lt.Cdr. J.M. Laing, RCNR) and HMCS Grandmere (T/Lt. N.W. Winters, RCNVR). (1)
Sources
- ADM 173/20175
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.