Allied Warships

HMS Ettrick (K 254)

Frigate of the River class

Navy	The Royal Navy
Type	Frigate
Class	River
Pennant	K 254
Built by	John Crown & Sons Ltd. (Sunderland, U.K) : Parsons
Ordered
Laid down	31 Dec 1941
Launched	25 Feb 1943
Commissioned	11 Jul 1943
End service
Loss position

History	This was one of the few turbine engined River-class frigates. Transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy on 29 January 1944. Returned to the Royal Navy on 30 May 1945. Scrapped June 1953. Commanding Officers: Lt.Cdr. Joseph Eric Woolfenden, DSC, RD, RNR 24 May 1943 – 30 December 1943 T/A/Lt.Cdr. Nicholas John Turney Monserrat, RNVR 30 December 1943 – 16 March 1944 T/A/Lt.Cdr. Edward Middlemas Moore, RCNR 16 March 1944 – 27 May 1945 Lt.Cdr. William Horace Clifton Wood-Roe, RNR 27 May 1945 – August 1945 A/Lt.Cdr. Reginald Frederick Pembrey, RNR August 1945 – still in command in October 1945 according to the Navy List
Career notes	To the Royal Canadian Navy as Ettrick

Commands listed for HMS Ettrick (K 254)

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	Commander	From	To
1	A/Lt.Cdr. Joseph Eric Woolfenden, RD, RNR	24 May 1943	30 Dec 1943
2	T/A/Lt.Cdr. Nicholas John Turney Monsarrat, RNVR	30 Dec 1943	16 Mar 1944
3	Edward Middlemas Moore, RCNR	16 Mar 1944	27 May 1945
4	Lt.Cdr. William Horace Clifton Wood-Roe, RD, RNR	27 May 1945	Aug 1945
5	T/A/Lt.Cdr. Reginald Frederick Pembry, RNR	1 Aug 1945	Oct 1945 ?

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