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By 1949, only 12 vessels of the type remained in RN service. Of these, ''MMS-1060'' and ''1061'' were in use as minesweepers, while ''1003'', ''1004'' and ''1011'' were described in ''Jane's Fighting Ships'' as "mobile wiping deperming units." Seven were in use as tenders to [[RNVR]] divisions: ''Bernicia'' (ex-''MMS-1090''), ''Curzon'' (ex-''MMS-1017''), ''Graham'' (ex-''MMS-1045''), ''hUMBER'' (EX-''mms-1030''), ''Kilmorey'' (ex-''MMS-1034''), ''Mersey'' (ex-''MMS-1075'') and ''Montrose'' (ex-''MMS-1077").<ref>McMurtrie and Blackman 1949, p. 61</ref>
''MMS-1085'' and ''1086'' were transferred to the [[Royal Norwegian Navy]], where they were named ''Orka'' and ''Vefsna'', respectively.<ref>McMurtrie and Blackman 1949, p. 243</ref>
Of the 16 laid down for the RCN, ''Ash Lake'', ''Birch Lake'', ''Cherry Lake'', ''Fir Lake'', ''Maple Lake'' and ''Oak Lake'', were cancelled. The remaining ten - ''Alder Lake'', ''Beech Lake'', ''Cedar Lake'', ''Elm Lake'', ''Hickory Lake'', ''Larch Lake'', ''Pine Lake'', ''Poplar Lake'', ''Spruce Lake'' and ''Willow Lake'' - were transferred to the Soviet Navy as ''T-193-202''.<ref>Preston, p. 239</ref><ref>McMurtrie and Blackman 1949, p. 293</ref>
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