| 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 |
| 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
German U-boat
U-257 was sunk in the North Atlantic, in approximate position 47°19'N, 26°00'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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