HMCS Nipigon (J154)
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Canada |
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| Name: | Nipigon |
| Namesake: | Township of Nipigon |
| Operator: | Royal Canadian Navy |
| Builder: | Dufferin Shipbuilding Co., Toronto |
| Laid down: | 4 July 1940 |
| Launched: | 1 October 1940 |
| Commissioned: | 8 November 1941 |
| Decommissioned: | 13 October 1945 |
| Identification: | pennant number: J154; 188 (1952) |
| Honours and awards: |
Atlantic 1941-45,[1] Gulf of St. Lawrence 1942, 1944[2] |
| Fate: | Sold to Turkey, 1957 |
 Turkey |
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| Name: | Bafra |
| Operator: | Turkish Naval Forces |
| Acquired: | 29 November 1957 |
| Commissioned: | 13 January 1958 |
| Out of service: | 1972 |
| Identification: | P-121 |
| Fate: | Registry deleted 1972 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Bangor-class minesweeper |
| Displacement: | 672 tons |
| Length: | 180 ft (55 m) |
| Beam: | 28.5 ft (8.7 m) |
| Draught: | 8.3 ft (2.5 m) |
| Propulsion: | Single shaft, 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 2 triple expansion steam engines, 2,400 ihp. |
| Speed: | 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph) |
| Complement: | 83 |
| Armament: |
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HMCS Nipigon was a Bangor-class minesweeper that served in the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War. She saw action in the Battle of the Atlantic and the Battle of the St. Lawrence. She was named for Nipigon, Ontario. After the war she was sold to Turkey and renamed Bafra. She served as such from 1957 until 1972.
Nipigon was ordered as part of the 1939-1940 building programme.[3] She was laid down on 4 July 1940 by Dufferin Shipbuilding Co. at Toronto and was launched 1 October later that year.[4] She was commissioned into the Royal Canadian Navy on 11 August 1941 at Toronto with the pennant J154.[5]
War service
After commissioning, Nipigon was assigned to Sydney Force beginning in October 1941. She remained with this unit until 17 January 1942. She then spent periods of service with the Western Local Escort Force (WLEF), Halifax Force and Newfoundland Force. In June 1943, when WLEF divided its escorts into groups, the ship was assigned to EG W-1 as a convoy escort.[5]
In early 1944, Nipigon underwent a refit, beginning at Lunenburg and completed at Liverpool. After completing workups, she was assigned to Halifax Force again until it was disbanded in 1945. She then performed various duties along the Atlantic coast until paid off at Sydney on 13 October 1945.[5] She was laid up at Shelburne, Nova Scotia.
Postwar service
Following the war, Nipigon was placed in strategic reserve at Sorel, Quebec in 1946. She was reacquired by the Royal Canadian Navy in 1952 and refitted in preparation for active duty. She was given the new pennant number 188, however she was never recommissioned.[5] She was sold to the Turkish Naval Forces on 29 November 1957 and renamed Bafra.[4][5] She served until 1972 when her registry was deleted.[6]
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