HMCS CHIGNECTO 160

 

Bay Class Minesweeper

 


 

HMCS CHIGNECTO 160

DND/RCN photo

 

Laid down: 22 Oct 1955

Launched: 17 Nov 1956

Commissioned: 01 Aug 1957

Paid off: 19 Dec 1998

Fate: Broken up after 1998

 

Built by G.T. Davie & Sons, Lauzon, she was commissioned on 01 Aug 1957, and with her sisters, was eventually transferred to Esquimalt and formed part of the Training Group Pacific until paid off on 19 Dec 1998. Sold to Budget Steel of Victoria, she was scrapped shortly thereafter.

 

On 26 Jun 1967, CHIGNECTO departed Jetty 1 in Halifax to Shediac, NB; Cap aux Meules; Seven Islands; Sept Is; Tadoussac, PQ, Chicoutimi; Murray Bay; Quebec City; Murray Bay; Rimouski; Matane; Cap Chat; Chandler; Dalhousie; Richbuctou; Bathurst 2 Aug to 4th; Ramea; Fortune; St. John's; Clarenville; Burin; and returned to Jetty 5, Halifax 17 Aug 1967.

 


 

RCN Memories:     My First Ship

 

Photos and Documents          Ship's Company Photos          The Ship's Bell

 


 

Commanding Officers

 

LCdr Robert Claude Kenrick Peers, RCN - 01 Aug 1957 - 10 Mar 1958

LCdr Channing Deacon Gillis, RCN - 11 Mar 1958 - 03 Nov 1959

LCdr J.I. Manore, RCN - 04 Nov 1959 - 10 Sep 1961

LCdr D.G. Wales, RCN - 11 Sep 19 61 - 25 Jul 19 63

LCdr Eric Arthur Makin, RCN - 26 Jul 1953 - unk

Lt Marsh Brock Dempster - 14 Apr 1969 - unk

Lt John W. Alexander - 15 Apr 1970

LCdr Gerry H. Gadd - 1979 - unk

LCdr John Scott Dewar - 1989- unk

 


 

     In memory of those who have crossed the bar    

They shall not be forgotten

 

 


 

Former Crew Members

 

Bakody, David, AB.EM

 

Edison, William GH. (Bill), AB.LM 

 

Frigault, Philippe, RCNR - 1967

 

King, T. Michael, MS.BN

McDougall, Keith, LSEM2, Apr 1967 - Oct 1967   

 

Miller, Duncan E.

 

Newbury, George

 


 

Photos and Documents

 

HMCS CHIGNECTO 160

From the collection of Sid Dobing

Courtesy of Brian Dobing

 


 

HMCS CHIGNECTO 160

DND / RCN Photo

 


 

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