| Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Algerine |
| Pennant | J 332 |
| Mod | Reciprocating engined |
| Built by | Port Arthur Shipbuilding Co. (Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada) |
| Ordered | 12 Dec 1941 |
| Laid down | 21 May 1942 |
| Launched | 5 Nov 1942 |
| Commissioned | 9 Oct 1943 |
| End service | 25 Sep 1946 |
| History | Decommissioned 25 September 1946. |
Commands listed for HMCS St. Boniface (J 332)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. John James Hodgkinson, RCNR | 10 Sep 1943 | 12 May 1944 | |
| 2 | T/Lt. John de la Fosse Frewer, RCNVR | 13 May 1944 | 14 Apr 1945 | |
| 3 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. John Manuel Watson, RCNR | 15 Apr 1945 | 25 Jun 1945 | |
| 4 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Raymond Nelson Smillie, RCNVR | 20 Aug 1945 | ||
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Notable events involving St. Boniface include:
Originally fitted with 4 single 20 mm guns, in early 1944 they were replaced by 4 twin 20 mm guns in a mount where the gunner sat next to the guns and operated them with a wheel much like flying a plane. Served in St. Boniface as a Sto.1 from Dec 43 to Sept.45. Western Local Escort, Halifax, Newfire, New York. Collided with British S.S. Chamois (freighter) while forming up convoy outside Halifax, April 18,1945. (1)
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