HMCS Baleine
Not to be confused with HMS Baleine.
| History | |
|---|---|
 Canada | |
| Name: | Baleine |
| Owner: | Royal Canadian Navy |
| Commissioned: | 1 February 1915 |
| Decommissioned: | 1919 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | minesweeper |
HMCS Baleine was a minesweeper that saw service with the Royal Canadian Navy from 1915 to 1919, during the First World War.[1] Converted from an ocean-going tug, the vessel was used as an auxiliary minesweeper under charter and manned by a civilian crew.
References
- ↑ "NMM, vessel ID 380494" (PDF). Warship Histories, vol xii. National Maritime Museum. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
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