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The British Columbia-built minesweepers all joined the fleet in 1944 and patrolled between [[Esquimalt, British Columbia|Esquimalt]] and [[Prince Rupert, British Columbia]], joining either escort force until the end of 1945. All eight were decommissioned and seven were sold to commercial interests.{{sfn|Macpherson|Barrie|2002|p=201}} The vast majority of them had eventful fates. ''Daerwood'' was sold for commercial use on 30 December 1946. The vessel caught fire and sank at [[Bridgetown, Barbados]] on 13 October 1973. ''Cranbrook'' was purchased by a Nanaimo towing firm in November 1947. In 1950 the vessel's registry disappeared from [[Lloyd's Registry]].{{sfn|Macpherson|1997|p=103}} ''Coquitlam'' was sold in October 1946 and renamed ''Wilcox''. The ship went [[Ship grounding|aground]] on 17 June 1954 on [[Anticosti Island]] and written off. ''Kalamalka'' was sold in 1946 for conversion to a fishing vessel. The ship burned and sank while fishing in [[Wallis Bay]], British Columbia on 18 March 1968. ''Lavallee'' was sold on 13 November 1947 to become fishing vessel of the same name. The ship burned and sank near [[Burgeo, Newfoundland and Labrador]] on 1 March 1967.{{sfn|Macpherson|1997|p=105}} ''Rossland'' was sold to Vancouver towing company in 1946 and renamed ''La Verne''. In 1971, the vessel was resold to a US buyer. ''St. Joseph'' was sold for commercial use and was a Mexican-flagged cargo vessel until the ship's registry was deleted in 1988.{{sfn|Macpherson|1997|p=106}}
''Revelstoke'' was the only British Columbia-built vessel to be kept following the war. ''Revelstoke'' sailed to Halifax and served as tender to [[CFB Halifax#
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