Frigate of the River class
| Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | River |
| Pennant | K 444 |
| Built by | Canadian Vickers Ltd. (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 23 Dec, 1942 |
| Launched | 29 May, 1943 |
| Commissioned | 22 Oct, 1943 |
| End service | 2 Nov, 1946 |
| Loss position | |
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| History | Decommissioned 2 November 1946. |
| Noteable events involving Matane include: 22 Apr, 1944
The German submarine U-311 in the North Atlantic south west of Iceland in position 52º09'N, 19º07'W, by depth charges from the Canadian frigates HMCS Matane (Lt.Cdr. A.F.C. Layard, DSO, RN) and HMCS Swansea (A/Cdr. C.A. King, DSO, DSC, RCNR). (see map) 20 Jul, 1944
Bay of Biscay, South of Brest Peninsula.
HMCS Matane was struck by a glider bomb, launched by a Dornier 217. The ship was rendered dead in the water. There were three fatalities and a number of injuries attributable to the attack. Matane was towed into Plymouth by HMCS Monnow, and after major repairs returned to service. |
