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HMCS Chebogue (K 317)


NameHMCS Chebogue (K 317)
Type:Frigate (River)
Tonnage1.370 tons
Completed1943 - Yarrows Ltd, Esquimalt BC 
OwnerRoyal Canadian Navy 
Homeport 
Date of attack4 Oct, 1944Nationality:      Canadian
 
FateA total loss by U-1227 (Friedrich Altmeier)
Position49.20N, 24.20W - Grid BD 3932
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Complement? men (7 dead and ? survivors).
ConvoyONS-33 
Route 
Cargo 
History  
Notes on loss At 22.49 hours on 4 Oct, 1944, HMCS Chebogue (K 317) was hit by a Gnat from U-1227, while escorting the convoy ONS-33. The badly damaged frigate was towed to Port Talbot but was not repaired. 


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