HMCS MIRAMICHI 163

 

Bay Class Minesweeper

 


 

HMCS MIRAMICHI 163

Courtesy of Don Little

 

Laid down: 02 Feb 1956

Launched: 22 Feb 1957

Commissioned: 29 Oct 1957

Paid off: 16 Dec 1998

Fate: Unknown

 

Built by Victoria Machinery Depot, she was commissioned on 29 Oct 1957, and served on the west coast as part of Training Group Pacific until paid off on 16 Dec 1998.

 


 

Photos and Documents          Ship's company photos          Commissioning pamphlet

 


 

RCN Memories:  Cinco de Mayo (or Man Overboard)

 


 

Commanding Officers

 

LCdr Michael Auriel Considine, RCN - 29 Oct 1957 - 08 Oct 1959

LCdr R.K. Niven, RCN - 09 Oct 1957 - 29 Jun 1961

Lt Constantine (Tino) Cotaras, RCN - 30 Jun 1961 - 16 Jul 1963

Lt Dallas Barre Rogers, RCN - 17 Jul 1963 - 28 Feb 1964

LCdr Robert W. Stacey - 16 Jul 1984 - 14 Mar 1985

LCdr John Scott Dewar - dates unk

LCdr R. Girouard - 1997

 


 

     In memory of those who have crossed the bar    

They shall not be forgotten

 

 


 

Former Crew Members

 

Addison, Tim

 

Little, Don

 

MacLeod, Mitchell, Officer trainee - summer 1981

Tiffin, Rick - 1986-1987

 

Watts, Randall John

 


 

Photos and Documents

 

MIR001

MIR002

MIR003

(MIR001) HMCS MIRAMICHI 163

(MIR002) HMCS MIRAMICHI 163  //  From the collection of Sid Dobing  //  Courtesy of Brian Dobing

(MIR003) HMCS MIRAMICHI 163  //  From the collection of Peter McCormick

 


 

(MIR004) Former HMCS MIRAMICHI 163, HMCS THUNDER 161 and HMCS FUNDY 159

Beecher Bay, BC circa 2008

Photographer Chris Sattler / © 2008

Courtesy of Dave Shirlaw


 

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