KAPUSKASING (HMCS)

Registry and Rig Information

Name KAPUSKASING (HMCS)
Registry CANADA
Official Number HMC NAVY
Rig Propeller

Dimensions and Tonnage

Length 217.00
Width 35.42
Depth 15.00
Gross Tonnage 1085.00
Hull Material Steel
Hull Number 00074

Vessel History

History Built as \"Algerine\" class minesweeper. Commissioned on August 17, 1944. Paid off on March 27, 1946. Transferred to Minister of National Defence in 1949. Dropped from Canadian List of Shipping in 1973.
Disposition Sunk as a target by Canadian Armed Forces on October 3, 1978.

Build Information

Builder Port Arthur Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.
Place Built Port Arthur, Ontario
Date Built 1943-00-00

Source

Source HCGL

Vessel Names

NameBegin DateEnd DateRegistryOfficial Number
KAPASKASING1949-00-001973-00-00CANADA192411

Vessel Owners

NameBegin DateEnd DateRegistryOfficial Number
His Majesty's Royal Canadian Navy1943-00-001949-00-00CANADAHMC NAVY
Minister of National Defence (Deputy of Mines & Technical Surveys)1949-00-001973-00-00CANADA192411