16 April 1945 A.D. HMCS ESQUIMALT (J-272) Sunk by U-Boat (U-190)—Last Canadian Ship Lost; 39 Canadian Sailors Lost



16 April 1945 A.D. HMCS ESQUIMALT (J-272) Sunk by U-Boat (U-190)—Last Canadian Ship Lost; 39 Canadian Sailors Lost


April 16, 1945  The Bangor Class minesweeper HMCS Esquimalt (J272) is torpedoed and sunk by submarine U-190 with a loss of 39 of her crew.  She is the last Canadian ship lost in the Second World War. 

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