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Tuesday 4 July 2023

British minesweeping sloop HMS Wistaria visiting Canada according to the Weekly Intelligence Summary No. 19 for the week ending 27 August 1921

An item reported that the British minesweeping sloop HMS Wistaria was to visit Bonavista on 26 August, Hare Bay 30 August, Chateau Bay 10 September, Fortescu 15 September, Hawkes Bay 19 September, Quebec 25 September, Montreal 6 October, St. Ellemne 15 October, Chaleur Bay 19 October, Picton 24 October, Halifax 29 October and return at Bermuda on 5 November.

Note

1. T.79 by 1918 T.91. Arabis-class minesweeping sloops preceded by Azalea-class succeeded by Aubrieta-class. Building ordered in July 1915, launched by Irvine’s on 7 December 1915 and sold on 18 January 1931.

Source

The National Archives, Kew Gardens, England CAB-24-127-74

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