HMS Maenad was an of the Royal Navy

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. She saw service during the Second World War.

Maenad was laid down by Redfern Construction Ltd., Toronto

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, Canada

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 on 1 March 1944. She was launched on 8 June 1944 and completed on 11 November of that year. She was initially assigned to the 11th Flotilla of the East Indies Fleet

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 with her last sweep being the Addu Atull in the Maldives

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.

HMS Maenad was then put into reserve in March 1947 and became part of the 6th Flotilla based at Singapore

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. The ship arrived for scrapping at Grays on 18 December 1957.