Allied Warships

HMCS Bras d'Or

Minesweeper

NavyThe Royal Canadian Navy
TypeMinesweeper
Class[No specific class] 
Pennant 
Built by...... (Sorel, Quebec, Canada) 
Ordered 
Laid down 
Launched 1919 
Commissioned15 Sep 1939 
Lost19 Oct 1940 
History

The vessel was requisitioned by the Royal Canadian Navy on 15 September 1939.

HMCS Bras d'Or (T/A/Lt. Charles Avery Hornsby, RCNR) foundered in the Gulf of St. Lawrence on 19 October 1940. 5 officers and 25 ratings perished.

 

Commands listed for HMCS Bras d'Or

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1Charles Avery Hornsby, RCNR26 Apr 194019 Oct 1940

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