| Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Bangor |
| Pennant | J 259 |
| Mod | VTE reciprocating engined |
| Built by | Dufferin Shipbuilding Co. (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 15 Jan 1941 |
| Launched | 23 Apr 1941 |
| Commissioned | 8 Nov 1941 |
| End service | |
| History | Decommissioned 13 October 1945. |
Commands listed for HMCS Gananoque (J 259)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. Edward Middlemas More, RCNR | 4 Oct 1941 | 15 Mar 1943 |
| 2 | T/Lt.Cdr. William Woods, RCNR | 16 Mar 1943 | 28 Mar 1943 |
| 3 | T/Skr.Lt. Ernest Stanley Nelson Pleasance, RCNR | 29 Mar 1943 | 2 Nov 1943 |
| 4 | T/Skr.Lt. Ernest Stanley Nelson Pleasance, RCNR | 28 Nov 1943 | 24 May 1944 |
| 5 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Andrew Paul Duke, RCNVR | 25 May 1944 | 23 Jun 1945 |
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Notable events involving Gananoque include:
13 Apr 1944
HMS Sea Nymph (Lt. N.L.A. Jewell, M.B.E., RN) departed Halifax for New London, U.S.A. She was escorted by HMCS Gananoque (T/Skr.Lt. E.S.N. Pleasance, RCNR). (1)
Sources
- ADM 199/1840
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.