| Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | River |
| Pennant | K 325 |
| Built by | Yarrows Ltd. (Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada) |
| Ordered | Oct 1941 |
| Laid down | 2 May 1942 |
| Launched | 5 Dec 1942 |
| Commissioned | 31 Jul 1943 |
| End service | 18 Nov 1945 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned 18 November 1945. |
Commands listed for HMCS St. Catharines (K 325)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Herbert Coates Reynard Davis, RCNR | 13 Apr 1943 | 14 Mar 1944 |
| 2 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Anthony Fenwick Pickard, RCNR | 15 Mar 1944 | 13 Dec 1944 |
| 3 | T/Lt.Cdr. James Phillip Fraser, DSC, RCNR | 14 Dec 1944 | 24 May 1945 |
| 4 | A B Swain, RCNVR | 25 May 1945 | 18 Nov 1945 |
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Noteable events involving St. Catharines include:
6 Mar 1944
After unsuccessful attempts at towing the boat to port the German submarine U-744 was sunk at 1830hrs on 6 March 1944 in the North Atlantic, in position 52º01'N, 22º37'W, after being torpedoed by the British destroyer HMS Icarus (Lt.Cdr. R. Dyer, RN). U-744 was attacked for over 30 hours by depth charges from HMS Icarus, the Canadian frigate HMCS St. Catharines (T/Lt.Cdr. A.F. Pickard, RCNR with Cdr. P.W. Burnett, DSC, RN escort group commander onboard), Canadian corvettes HMCS Fennel (A/Lt.Cdr. W.P. Moffat, RCNVR), HMCS Chilliwack (T/A/Lt.Cdr. C.R. Coughlin, RCNVR), Canadian destroyers HMCS Chaudiere (A/Lt.Cdr. C.P. Nixon, RCN), HMCS Gatineau (A/Lt.Cdr. H.V.W. Groos, RCN) and the British corvette HMS Kenilworth Castle (Lt. J.J.Allon, RNR). (see map)
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