HMCS Nootka (J35)
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| Career (Canada) |
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| Namesake: |
Nootka Sound |
| Commissioned: |
6 Dec 1938 |
| Decommissioned: |
27 Jul 1945 |
| Renamed: |
1943 |
| Notes: |
Renamed HMCS Nanoose (J35) in 1943. |
| General characteristics |
| Displacement: |
460 long tons (470 t; 520 ST) |
| Length: |
163 ft (49.7 m) |
| Beam: |
27.5 ft (8.4 m) |
| Draught: |
14.5 ft (4.4 m) |
| Speed: |
12 knots (22.2 km/h) |
| Complement: |
38 |
| Armament: |
1x4" |
HMCS Nootka (J35) was a Fundy-class minesweeper that served in the Royal Canadian Navy from 1938-1945.
She was renamed HMCS Nanoose (J35) in 1943 to allow the unit name Nootka to be used by the destroyer HMCS Nootka (R96).
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