HMCS Fundy (MCB 159)

History
Canada
NameFundy
NamesakeBay of Fundy
BuilderDavie Shipbuilding, Lauzon
Laid down7 March 1955
Launched14 June 1956
Commissioned27 November 1956
Decommissioned19 December 1996
IdentificationMCB 159
Motto
  • Verimus altum
  • ("We sweep the deep")
Honours &
awards
Atlantic 1939–45
FatePaid off, fate unknown
BadgeGules, a pile azure, fimbriated argent charged with a maple leaf between two fleurs-de-lis, all conjoined on the one stem, or
General characteristics
Class & typeBay-class minesweeper
Displacement
  • 390 long tons (400 t)
  • 412 long tons (419 t) (deep load)
Length152 ft (46 m)
Beam28 ft (8.5 m)
Draught8 ft (2.4 m)
Propulsion2 shafts, 2 GM 12-cylinder diesels, 2,400 bhp (1,800 kW)
Speed16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Range3,290 nmi (6,090 km; 3,790 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement38
Armament1 × 40 mm Bofors gun

HMCS Fundy (hull number MCB 159) was a Bay-class minesweeper that was constructed for the Royal Canadian Navy during the Cold War. Entering service in 1956, the vessel was used as a training ship on the West Coast of Canada for the majority of her career. Fundy was decommissioned in 1996 and the fate of the vessel is unknown.