▁pl ank ing ▁and ▁al umin um ▁fr aming . ▁ ▁Dis pla cing ▁ ▁standard ▁at ▁ ▁at ▁deep ▁load , ▁the ▁mines we ep ers ▁were ▁ ▁long ▁with ▁a ▁beam ▁of ▁ ▁and ▁a ▁dra ug ht ▁of ▁. ▁They ▁had ▁a ▁complement ▁of ▁ 3 8 ▁officers ▁and ▁ratings . ▁ ▁The ▁Bay - class ▁mines we ep ers ▁were ▁power ed ▁by ▁two ▁G M ▁ 1 2 - cy l inder ▁dies el ▁engines ▁driving ▁two ▁sh aft s ▁creating ▁. ▁This ▁gave ▁the ▁ships ▁a ▁maximum ▁speed ▁of ▁ ▁and ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁ ▁at ▁. ▁The ▁ships ▁were ▁armed ▁with ▁one ▁ 4 0 ▁mm ▁B of ors ▁gun ▁and ▁were ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁mines we eping ▁g ear . ▁ ▁Oper ational ▁history ▁The ▁ship ' s ▁ke el ▁was ▁laid ▁down ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁June ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁by ▁Saint ▁John ▁Sh ip building ▁at ▁their ▁yard ▁in ▁Saint ▁John , ▁New ▁Brun sw ick . ▁N amed ▁for ▁a ▁bay ▁located ▁between ▁New ▁Brun sw ick ▁and ▁Nova ▁Scot ia , ▁Fund y ▁was ▁launched ▁on ▁ 9 ▁December ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁The ▁ship ▁was ▁commission ed ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁March ▁ 1 9 5 4 . ▁ ▁Fund y ▁remained ▁in ▁Canadian ▁service ▁for ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁weeks ▁as ▁the ▁vessel ▁was ▁paid ▁off ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁March ▁ 1 9 5 4 . ▁The ▁mines we eper ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁French