| Bangor Class
Minesweepers, World War Two. Photos and history of the
minesweepers of the Bangor Class, launched 1940 - 1941, including. HMS
Bangor, HMS Blackpool, HMS Bridlington, HMS Bridport, HMS Brockville,
HMS Granby and the rest of the Bangor Class Minesweepers. |
| HMS Bangor |
23rd May 1940 |
Transferred to the Norwegian Navy as Glomma in 1946. |
| HMS Blackpool |
4th July 1940 |
Transferred to the Norwegian Navy as Jana in 1946. |
| HMS Bridlington |
29th February 1940 |
Transferred to the RAF in 1946, eventually scrapped on
6th May 1958 at Plymouth. |
| HMS Bridport |
29th February 1940 |
Transferred to the RAF and renamed Cawley in 1946.
Eventually scrapped on 6th May 1958 at Plymouth. |
| HMS Brockville |
20th June 1941 |
Transferred to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police as
Macleod in 1950. Transferred again to the Royal Canadian Navy in 1951.
Eventually scrapped in 1961. |
| HMS Digby |
5th June 1942 |
Transferred to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police as
Perry in 1950. Transferred again to the Royal Canadian Navy in 1951. |
| HMS Esquimalt |
8th August 1941 |
Lost on 16th April 1945. |
| HMS Granby |
9th June 1941 |
Transferred to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police as
Colonel White in 1950. Transferred again to the Royal Canadian Navy in
1951. Eventually scrapped in 1961. |
| HMS Lachine |
14th June 1941 |
Transferred to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police as
Starnes in 1950. She then became a merchant ship called Jacks Bay in
1952. |
| HMS Melville |
7th June 1941 |
Transferred to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police as
Cygnus in 1950. Eventually scrapped in 1961. |
| HMS Noranda |
13th June 1941 |
Transferred to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police as
Irvine in 1950. Eventually scrapped in 1961. |
| HMS Transcona |
26th April 1941 |
Transferred to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police as
French in 1950. Eventually scrapped in 1961. |
| HMS Trois Rivieres |
30th June 1941 |
Transferred to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police as
MacBrien in 1950. Eventually scrapped in 1959. |
| HMS Truro |
5th June 1942 |
Transferred to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police as
Herchmer in 1950. Became the merchant ship Gulf Mariner in 1952. |
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HMS
Bridlington |
|
HMS Bridlington, at breakers, May 1958.
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HMS Bridlington, as target ship, July 1947.
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HMS Bridport |
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HMS Bridport, after transfer to the RAF, 1947.
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HMS Granby |
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HMS Granby, November 1944.
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HMS Noranda |
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HMS Noranda, January 1945.
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