HMCS Milltown

HMCS Milltown (pennant J317) was a Bangor-class minesweeper that served with the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War.

The engines produced a total of 2,400 indicated horsepower (1,800 kW) and gave a maximum speed of 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph).

[2] Milltown was armed with a single quick-firing (QF) 12-pounder (3 in (76 mm)) 12 cwt HA gun mounted forward.

That month, the ship sailed to Europe as part of Canada's contribution to the invasion of Normandy.

[10] The minesweepers spent the following months clearing the shipping lanes between the United Kingdom and mainland Europe.

[11] Milltown returned to Canada in March 1945 to undergo a refit at Saint John, New Brunswick.

The refit was completed in June and the ship returned to European waters and remained there until 21 September.

Reacquired in 1952 by the Royal Canadian Navy during the height of the Korean War, the vessel was taken to Sydney and given the new hull number FSE 194 and re-designated a coastal escort.