| Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | River |
| Pennant | K 330 |
| Built by | Yarrows Ltd. (Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada) |
| Ordered | Oct 1941 |
| Laid down | 2 May 1942 |
| Launched | 3 Apr 1943 |
| Commissioned | 16 Jun 1943 |
| End service | 29 Jan 1946 |
| Loss position | |
| History | The HMCS Waskesiu's bell is at Prince Albert in a museum. These frigates were named after towns and cities but because the name Prince Albert was already chosen for a ship in the British Royal Navy, the city decided to go with the name the Prince Albert National Park townsite - Waskesiu. Decomissioned 29 January 1946. |
Commands listed for HMCS Waskesiu (K 330)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt.Cdr. John Hubert Smith MacDonald, RCNR | 10 May 1943 | 4 Feb 1944 |
| 2 | T/Lt.Cdr. James Phillip Fraser, RCNR | 5 Feb 1944 | 13 Dec 1944 |
| 3 | T/Lt. Lewis Dennis Quick, RCNR | 14 Dec 1944 | 22 Oct 1945 |
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Noteable events involving Waskesiu include:
24 Feb 1944
The German submarine
U-257 was sunk in the North Atlantic, in approximate position 47º19'N, 26º00'W, by depth charges from the Canadian frigate HMCS Waskesiu (Lt.Cdr. J.P. Fraser, RCNR) and the British frigate HMS Nene (Cdr. J.D. Birch, RNR). (see map)
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