Anticosti class minesweeper
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Anticosti class minesweeper |
| Builders: | Allied Shipbuilders Ltd. in Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Operators: |  Canadian Forces Maritime Command |
| Preceded by: | Bay class minesweeper |
| Succeeded by: | Kingston class patrol vessel |
| In commission: | 1989 - 2000 |
| Completed: | Two |
| Retired: | Two |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Minesweeper auxiliary |
| Displacement: | 1,076 tons |
| Length: | 58.3 m |
| Beam: | 13.1 m |
| Draught: | 5.2 m |
| Installed power: | 4,600 bhp |
| Propulsion: | 4 Nohab Polar diesels, 2 shafts |
| Speed: | 13.5 knots |
The Anticosti class minesweepers were a two ship class that served with the Canadian Forces Maritime Command.
The class consisted of two former oil rig supply vessels, the Jean Tide and the Joyce Tide. They were acquired by the Navy and commissioned in 1989, the Jean Tide becoming HMCS Anticosti and the Joyce Tide HMCS Moresby. They were commissioned as minesweeping training ships, in preparation for the entry into Canadian service of the Kingston class patrol vessels in the 1990s.
When the Kingston class entered service, the Anticostis’ minesweeping gear was removed. Other modifications included the fitting of astern refuelling gear to Anticosti in 1995. Anticosti was also used in the East Coast MARCOT exercise as a minelayer on at least one occasion. Both ships had been decommissioned by 2000.
