HMCS St. Boniface
| History | |
|---|---|
| Canada | |
| Name | St. Boniface |
| Namesake | Saint Boniface, Winnipeg |
| Operator | Royal Canadian Navy |
| Builder | Port Arthur Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. |
| Laid down | 21 May 1942 |
| Launched | 5 November 1942 |
| Commissioned | 9 October 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 25 September 1946 |
| Identification | J332 |
| Honours & awards | Atlantic 1944–45 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Algerine-class minesweeper |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 225 ft (69 m) o/a |
| Beam | 35 ft 6 in (10.82 m) |
| Draught | 12.25 ft 6 in (3.89 m) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph) |
| Range | 5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Complement | 85 |
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HMCS St. Boniface was a reciprocating engine-powered Algerine-class minesweeper built for the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War. During the war, the vessel was used as a convoy escort in the Battle of the Atlantic. Following the war, the ship was sold for civilian use as a merchant vessel, last being registered in 1954.