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 http://canadasnavalmemorial.ca/history/this-month-in-rcn-history/ 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.