Porte-class gate vessel
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Porte |
| Operators |  Royal Canadian Navy ⁄ Canadian Maritime Command |
| In commission | 5 December 1951 – 19 December 1996 |
| Completed | 5 |
| Retired | 5 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Boom defence vessel |
| Displacement | 429 tons |
| Length | 125.5 ft (38.3 m) |
| Beam | 26.3 ft (8.0 m) |
| Draught | 13 ft (4.0 m) |
| Speed | 11 kn (20 km/h) |
| Complement | originally 3 officers, 20 ratings; later expanded to 5 officers, 3 officers under training, 30 ratings |
| Sensors and processing systems |
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| Armament | 1 x 40mm Bofors single mount (later removed) |
The Porte-class gate vessels were a class of boom defence vessel operated by the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) and Canadian Forces (CF) during the Cold War.
The class derived its name from the gates of the French fortifications of Québec and Louisbourg and was designed by the RCN as a replacement for World War I-era Battle class trawlers used to operate anti-submarine booms during World War II. The Porte-class were used primarily as training vessels during the Cold War.
Ships
| Ship | Original Pennant Number | Final Pennant Number | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Commissioned | Paid Off | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porte Dauphine | YMG 186 | YNG 186 | Pictou Foundry Co., Pictou | 15 May 1951 | 4 Mar 1952 | 10 Dec 1952 | Dec 1995 | |
| Porte de la Reine | YMG 184 | YNG 184 | Victoria Machinery Depot, Victoria | 5 Mar 1951 | 28 Dec 1951 | 7 Oct 1952 | 19 Dec 1996 | |
| Porte Québec | YMG 185 | YNG 185 | Burrard Dry Dock, Vancouver | 15 Feb 1951 | 28 Aug 1951 | 19 Sep 1952 | 19 Dec 1996 | |
| Porte St. Jean | YMG 180 | YNG 180 | George T. Davie & Sons, Lauzon | 16 May 1950 | 22 Nov 1950 | 5 Dec 1951 | 31 Mar 1996 | |
| Porte St. Louis | YMG 183 | YNG 183 | George T. Davie & Sons, Lauzon | 21 Mar 1951 | 23 Jul 1952 | 29 Aug 1952 | 31 Mar 1996 |
References
- Gate Vessels - Radio Fit - Radio Research Paper
- Macpherson, Ken; Burgess, John (1994). The Ships of Canada's Naval Forces 1910-1993. St Catherines, Ont: Vanwell Publishing Limited. ISBN 0-920277-91-8.