HMCS St. Boniface

History
Canada
NameSt. Boniface
NamesakeSaint Boniface, Winnipeg
OperatorRoyal Canadian Navy
BuilderPort Arthur Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.
Laid down21 May 1942
Launched5 November 1942
Commissioned9 October 1943
Decommissioned25 September 1946
IdentificationJ332
Honours &
awards
Atlantic 194445
General characteristics
Class & typeAlgerine-class minesweeper
Displacement
  • 1,030 long tons (1,047 t) (standard)
  • 1,325 long tons (1,346 t) (deep)
Length225 ft (69 m) o/a
Beam35 ft 6 in (10.82 m)
Draught12.25 ft 6 in (3.89 m)
Installed power
Propulsion
Speed16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph)
Range5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement85
Armament

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.