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HMCS QUINTE 149
Bay Class Minesweeper
Built by the Port Arthur Shipbuilding Co., she was commissioned on 15 Oct 1954.
From 03 Oct to 18 Oct 1960, a combined force of Canadian and American warships including HMCS CAPE SCOTT, minesweepers HMCS RESOLUTE, HMCS FUNDY, HMCS THUNDER, HMCS CHIGNECTO, HMCS QUINTE, HMCS CHALEUR, the loop-layer CNAV BLUETHROAT, the diving tender YMT-6 with RCN divers, eight American minesweepers, USS AGILE, USS AGGRESSIVE, USS BOLD, USS BULWART, USS KINGBIRD, USS BLUEBIRD, USS LIMPKIN and USS HUMMINGBIRD, mine counter-measures support ship USS ORLEANS PARISH, the netlayer USS YAZOO and an American Explosive Ordnance and Disposal Team, participated in Exercise Sweep Clear V off Shelburne, Nova Scotia.
QUINTE was paid off on 26 Feb 1964, and declared surplus the following year.
Photos and Documents Ship's company photos The Ship's Bell
Exercise Sweep Clear V - 05 Oct 1960 (video) // Source: Library and Archives of Canada // Courtesy of Brian Fitzpatrick
A brief narrative of HMCS QUINTE 2nd of Name // Source: The Library and Archives of Canada // Research by Kathy Somerville
RCN Memories: Quinte's Kisby Ring The QUINTE'S List
Commanding Officers
They shall not be forgotten
Photo and Documents
New entry training in 1960 on HMCS QUINTE 149 Courtesy of John Knudsen
HMCS QUINTE 149 DND / RCN Photo
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In memory of those who have crossed the bar 
