HMCS Granby (J264)
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HMCS Granby (J264) was a that served in the Royal Canadian Navy
during World War II
. She was commissioned on 2 May 1942 and paid off on 31 July 1945. She was recommissioned from 1953–1966 as a diving support ship.
She was used, along with HMCS Digby
, in 1953 on Lake Ontario
to test the Royal Canadian Navy's DATAR
system.
Royal Canadian Navy
The history of the Royal Canadian Navy goes back to 1910, when the naval force was created as the Naval Service of Canada and renamed a year later by King George V. The Royal Canadian Navy is one of the three environmental commands of the Canadian Forces...
during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. She was commissioned on 2 May 1942 and paid off on 31 July 1945. She was recommissioned from 1953–1966 as a diving support ship.
She was used, along with HMCS Digby
HMCS Digby (J267)
HMCS Digby was a that served in the Royal Canadian Navy. She was commissioned on 26 July 1942 and paid off on 31 July 1945. She was recommissioned from 1953-1958....
, in 1953 on Lake Ontario
Lake Ontario
Lake Ontario is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. It is bounded on the north and southwest by the Canadian province of Ontario, and on the south by the American state of New York. Ontario, Canada's most populous province, was named for the lake. In the Wyandot language, ontarío means...
to test the Royal Canadian Navy's DATAR
DATAR
DATAR, short for Digital Automated Tracking and Resolving, was a pioneering computerized battlefield information system.Development on DATAR was started by the Canadian Navy in partnership with Ferranti Canada in 1949. DATAR combined data from various ships providing commanders with an "overall...
system.