HMCS Winnipeg (J337)

HMCS Winnipeg was a destroyer escort of the Algerine-class minesweeper built for the Royal Canadian Navy. She carried the pennant number J337. She was named for Winnipeg. Port Arthur Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. laid her keel on 31 January 1942. She entered service on 29 July 1943, having been launched on 19 September 1942.

14 ships of the class were built. The class followed the Bangor-class minesweeper and was succeeded by the Ton-class minesweeper.

She displaced 1,030 long tons standard and 1,325 long tons at full load. She measured 68.6 m (225 ft) long with a beam of 10.7 m (35 ft). Her designed speed was 16.5 knots, and she carried a complement of 85. Her main battery was of 102 mm (4.0 in) calibre.

Her machinery developed 2,400 ihp through two shafts.

She served with the Royal Canadian Navy as Winnipeg until 1 November 1946. She was in commission for 767 days of the Second World War. She was decommissioned on 1 November 1946. She was struck from the register in 1966.

She was broken up for scrap in 1966.

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