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HMCS Revelstoke

HMCS Revelstoke is documented as 140 and J373, a member of Llewellyn class, and in Royal Canadian Navy service.

J373 · Llewellyn classRoyal Canadian NavyWorld War II, Early Cold WarRepresentative class image
View from the minesweeper H.M.C.S. LLOYD GEORGE of the minesweeper H.M.C.S. LLEWELLYN off Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, June 1943.
Representative class image: View from the minesweeper H.M.C.S. LLOYD GEORGE of the minesweeper H.M.C.S. LLEWELLYN off Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, June 1943.Canada. Dept. of National Defence / Library and Archives Canada / PA-151549, MIKAN no.3211346 · CC BY-SA 4.0Image source
Hull / pennant140, J373
ClassLlewellyn class
NavyRoyal Canadian Navy
CountryCanada
Builder / shipyardStar Shipyards Ltd. — New Westminster, British Columbia
Completed1944-07-04
Recorded statusSunk

Overview

HMCS Revelstoke is documented as 140 and J373, a member of Llewellyn class, and in Royal Canadian Navy service.

The documented national and naval associations are Canada and Royal Canadian Navy.

Identity and construction

The documented identity includes 140 and J373 and Shirley Ann.

The available construction history records the ship as built by Star Shipyards Ltd. — New Westminster, British Columbia and completed 1944-07-04.

Class and service context

HMCS Revelstoke is linked to Llewellyn class. The class page provides shared design history; this page preserves facts that apply to this ship.

The class is associated with the recorded roles of Minesweeping, Coastal mine warfare, Patrol, Guard duty, Training, and Survey. Those roles provide context but do not establish that every ship performed every mission.

Later service and disposition

Paid off in 1953 for transfer to the Department of Indian Affairs; sold in 1957, renamed Shirley Ann in 1959, and burned and sank off Newfoundland on 12 October 1979.

The associated date is 1979-10-12.

Evidence and limits

Available sources confirm the identity, class relationship, and service details shown above for HMCS Revelstoke.

Operational episodes, refits, and crew history are included only when they are supported by evidence tied to this ship.

This ship is recorded as a member of Llewellyn class. Shared design history belongs on the class page; this page concentrates on the individual hull where evidence is available.

Sources and further reading

  1. Minesweepers Built in Canada In and Before WWII ↗ShipbuildingHistory.com · accessed 2026-09-19
  2. Ships’ histories ↗Royal Canadian Navy · accessed 2026-09-19
  3. Argonauta, Vol. 6 No. 3 (July 1989) — Canadian magnetic minesweeping and the 105-foot type ↗Canadian Nautical Research Society / Library and Archives Canada · accessed 2026-09-19
  4. Llewellyn-class minesweeper ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-19
  5. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1922–1946Conway Maritime Press
  6. HMCS Revelstoke ↗Royal Canadian Navy · accessed 2026-09-19
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