The WALLACEBURG Minesweeper was commissioned at Port Arthur on November 18, 1943, she arrived at Halifax on December 13, and after working up was assigned to EG W-8, Western Escort Force in February, 1944. In April, Wallaceburg was transferred to EG W-6 as Senior Officer’s ship, but later returned in December to W-8. During July and August, 1945, she was attached to HMCS Cornwallis for training, then placed in reserve, first at Sydney and then at Halifax. She was paid off on October 7, 1946, but re-commissioned on November 1, 1950 for cadet training. Wallaceburg spent the summers of 1956 and 1957 on the Great Lakes and was paid off on September 24, 1957. On July 31, 1959, she was transferred to the Belgian Navy, to serve as Georges Lecointe until she was discarded in 1969.
Pendant: J336
Type: Minesweeper
Class: Algerine Class
Displacement: 990 tonnes
Length: 225 ft
Width: 35.5 ft
Draught: 8.5 ft
Speed: 16 kts
Arms: 1-4″ Gun, 4-20mm, Hedgehog.
Builder: Port Arthur Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Port Arthur, Ont.
Date Launched: 17-Dec-42
The ship began her travels as the HMCS Wallaceburg J336 which eventually became The HMCS Wallaceburg 172 in 1950. When it was sold to Belgium in 1959 it once again changed names to The BNS Georges LeCointe F901.