Allied Warship Commanders


Frederick Allen Beck, RCNVR

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Ranks

21 Mar 1939T/Lt.
1 Jul 1943T/A/Lt.Cdr.
1 Jan 1945T/Lt.Cdr.


Retired: 4 Sep 1945

Decorations

1 Jan 1944Mentioned in Despatches (MID)

Warship Commands listed for Frederick Allen Beck, RCNVR


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMCS Battleford (K 165)T/Lt.Corvette6 Oct 19425 Jul 1943
HMCS Battleford (K 165)T/A/Lt.Cdr.Corvette1 Sep 19437 May 1944
HMCS Lasalle (K 519)T/A/Lt.Cdr.Frigate8 May 194415 Mar 1945
HMCS Inch Arran (K 667)T/Lt.Cdr.Frigate16 Mar 194523 Mar 1945
HMCS Lasalle (K 519)T/Lt.Cdr.Frigate24 Mar 19452 Jul 1945

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Corvette HMCS Battleford (K 165)


27 Dec 1942
The German submarine U-356 was sunk in the North Atlantic north of the Azores, in position 43º30'N, 25º40'W, by depth charges from the Canadian destroyer HMCS St. Laurent (A/Cdr. G.S. Windeyer, RCN) and the Canadian corvettes HMCS Chilliwack (T/A/Lt.Cdr. L.L. Foxall, RCNR), HMCS Battleford (T/Lt. F.A. Beck, RCNVR) and HMCS Napanee (T/Lt. S. Henderson, RCNR).

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