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HMCS THUNDER 161
Bay Class Minesweeper
Built by the Port Arthur Shipbuilding Co., she was commissioned on 03 Oct 1957.
From 03 Oct to 18 Oct 1960, a combined force of Canadian and American warships including HMCS CAPE SCOTT, minesweepers HMCS RESOLUTE, HMCS FUNDY, HMCS THUNDER, HMCS CHIGNECTO, HMCS QUINTE, HMCS CHALEUR, the loop-layer CNAV BLUETHROAT, the diving tender YMT-6 with RCN divers, eight American minesweepers, USS AGILE, USS AGGRESSIVE, USS BOLD, USS BULWART, USS KINGBIRD, USS BLUEBIRD, USS LIMPKIN and USS HUMMINGBIRD, mine counter-measures support ship USS ORLEANS PARISH, the netlayer USS YAZOO and an American Explosive Ordnance and Disposal Team, participated in Exercise Sweep Clear V off Shelburne, Nova Scotia.
Transferred to Esquimalt, she served as a member of the Training Group Pacific until paid off on 22 Aug 1997.
Photos and Documents The Ship's Bell
Exercise Sweep Clear V - 05 Oct 1960 (video) // Source: Library and Archives of Canada // Courtesy of Brian Fitzpatrick
Commanding Officers
They shall not be forgotten
Former Crew Members
Edison, William G. H. (Bill), Able Seaman Electrician's Mate
Photos and Documents
HMCS THUNDER 161 DND / RCN Photos
(ChS001 - ChS005) Former HMCS MIRAMICHI 163, HMCS THUNDER 161 and HMCS FUNDY 159 at Beecher Bay, BC circa 2008 before being broken up at Surrey, BC. Photographer Chris Sattler / © 2008 Courtesy of Dave Shirlaw
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