Allied Warships

HMCS Blairmore (J 314)

Minesweeper of the Bangor class

NavyThe Royal Canadian Navy
TypeMinesweeper
ClassBangor 
PennantJ 314 
ModVTE reciprocating engined 
Built byPort Arthur Shipbuilding Co. (Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada) 
Ordered 
Laid down1 Feb 1942 
Launched14 May 1942 
Commissioned17 Nov 1942 
End service 1958 
History

Decommissioned 16 October 1945.
Recommissioned with penant number 193 after 1949?.
Transferred to Turkey in 1958 and served as Beycoz untill 1971.

 

Commands listed for HMCS Blairmore (J 314)

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CommanderFromTo
1T/A/Lt.Cdr. Walter Juchereau Kingsmill, RCNVR17 Nov 194224 Oct 1943
2T/Lt. Joseph Charles Marston, RCNR25 Oct 194316 Oct 1945

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