Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
Type | Minesweeper |
Class | Bangor |
Pennant | J 254 |
Mod | VTE reciprocating engined |
Built by | Canadian Vickers Ltd. (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) |
Ordered | |
Laid down | 1 Oct 1940 |
Launched | 29 May 1941 |
Commissioned | 11 Nov 1941 |
End service | 23 Oct 1945 |
History | Decommissioned 23 October 1945. |
Commands listed for HMCS Swift Current (J 254)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Lt.Cdr. Albert George King, RCNR | 11 Nov 1941 | 18 Apr 1942 |
2 | T/Lt. Ian Hunter Bell, RCNVR | 19 Apr 1942 | 27 Sep 1942 |
3 | T/Lt. John Evelyn, RCNR | 28 Sep 1942 | 7 Apr 1944 |
4 | T/Lt. Kenneth David Heath, RCNVR | 8 Apr 1944 | 13 May 1945 |
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Notable events involving Swift Current include:
10 Sep 1944
HMS United (Lt. M.D. Hutley, RNR) and HMS Upright (Lt. J.A.L. Wilkinson, RN) departed Argentia for Halifax. They were escorted by the Canadian minesweeper HMCS Swift Current (T/Lt. K.D. Heath, RCNVR).
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Sources
- ADM 173/19286
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.