Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
Type | Minesweeper |
Class | Bangor |
Pennant | J 250 |
Mod | VTE reciprocating engined |
Built by | Dufferin Shipbuilding Co. (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) |
Ordered | |
Laid down | 4 Jul 1940 |
Launched | 23 Nov 1940 |
Commissioned | 6 Sep 1941 |
End service | 30 Oct 1945 |
History | Decommissioned 30 October 1945. |
Commands listed for HMCS Burlington (J 250)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Cdr. (retired) William John Fricker, RN | 6 Sep 1941 | 1 May 1942 |
2 | T/Lt. Matthew Russell, RCNR | 2 May 1942 | 22 Nov 1943 |
3 | T/Lt. John Mackenzie Richardson, RCNVR | 23 Nov 1943 | 22 Jan 1944 |
4 | T/Lt. James Wake Golby, DSC, RCNVR | 23 Jan 1944 | 6 Feb 1944 |
5 | T/Lt. John Mackenzie Richardson, RCNVR | 7 Feb 1944 | late 1944 |
6 | T/Lt. Gordon Folkins Bayne, RCNVR | late 1944 | 2 Jan 1945 |
7 | K J Clark, RCNVR | 3 Jan 1945 | 4 Sep 1945 |
8 | Skr.Lt. Joseph Eudore Napoleon Vezina, RCNR | 5 Sep 1945 | 30 Oct 1945 |
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Notable events involving Burlington include:
15 Apr 1942
HMCS Burlington (Lt.Cdr. W.J. Fricker, RCN) scuttles the wreck of the Dutch tanker Ocana with gunfire south-east of Nova Scotia in position 42°23'30N, 64°42'W. The tanker had been torpedoed by the German U-boat U-552 in position 42°36'N, 64°30'W on 25 March.