HMCS Fortune (MCB 151)
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| Career (Canada) |
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| Name: |
Fortune |
| Builder: |
Victoria Machinery Depot, Victoria |
| Laid down: |
24 April 1952 |
| Launched: |
14 April 1953 |
| Commissioned: |
3 November 1954 |
| Decommissioned: |
28 February 1964 |
| Fate: |
Sold into mercantile service. Refitted as charter yacht MV Edgewater Fortune. |
| General characteristics |
| Class and type: |
Bay-class minesweeper |
| Displacement: |
390 tons |
| Length: |
152 ft (46 m) |
| Beam: |
28 ft (8.5 m) |
| Draught: |
8 ft (2.4 m) |
| Propulsion: |
diesel |
| Speed: |
16 knots |
| Complement: |
38 |
| Armament: |
1 40mm Bofors |
HMCS Fortune (MCB 151) was a Bay-class minesweeper built for the Royal Canadian Navy. Commissioned on 3 November 1954,[1] she was named for Fortune Bay. Displacing 390 tonnes (380 long tons; 430 short tons), the ship was 152 feet (46 m) long, had a beam of 28 feet (8.5 m) and a draught of 8 feet (2.4 m). Propelled with a diesel engine, the vessel was armed with a single 40mm Bofors gun and had a complement of 38 personnel.[1]
After nine years of naval service, including acting as the flagship of the Second Minesweeping Squadron during the Cuban Missile Crisis,[2] Fortune was decommissioned on 28 February 1964.[1] Placed up for auction by the Crown Assets Corporation,[3] the ship was then sold into mercantile service. The vessel was then refitted as the charter yacht MV Edgewater Fortune[1][4] and is now used for short cruises along the coast of British Columbia. She is also occasionally used for fishing, and is commonly used for school trips to learn about the wildlife on the coast, and in the water.
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