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HMCS Fort William (pennant J311) was a Bangor-class minesweeper that served with the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War. Entering service in 1942, the minesweeper participated in the Battle of the Atlantic as a convoy escort and in the invasion of Normandy. Following the war, the ship was laid up, but was reacquired during the Korean War. Fort William never re-entered service with the Royal Canadian Navy and in 1957, was sold to Turkey. Renamed Bodrum by the Turkish Navy, the ship was discarded in 1971.

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  • NCSM Fort William (J311) (fr)
  • HMCS Fort William (J311) (en)
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  • HMCS Fort William (pennant J311) was a Bangor-class minesweeper that served with the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War. Entering service in 1942, the minesweeper participated in the Battle of the Atlantic as a convoy escort and in the invasion of Normandy. Following the war, the ship was laid up, but was reacquired during the Korean War. Fort William never re-entered service with the Royal Canadian Navy and in 1957, was sold to Turkey. Renamed Bodrum by the Turkish Navy, the ship was discarded in 1971. (en)
  • Le NCSM Fort William (pennant number J311) (ou en anglais HMCS Fort William) est un dragueur de mines de la Classe Bangor lancé pour la Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) et qui a servi pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. (fr)
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  • Bodrum (en)
  • Fort William (en)
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  • Gulf of St. Lawrence 1942, Atlantic 1943, Normandy 1944 (en)
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  • *1 × 12-pounder () 12 cwt HA gun *1 x QF 2 pdr Mark VIII *2 × QF 20 mm Oerlikon guns *40 depth charges as escort (en)
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  • Canada (en)
  • Turkey (en)
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  • Discarded 1971 (en)
  • Transferred to Turkish Navy 1957 (en)
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