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Allied Warships

HMCS Strathadam (K 682)

Frigate of the River class

NavyThe Royal Canadian Navy
TypeFrigate
ClassRiver 
PennantK 682 
Built byYarrows Ltd. (Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada) 
Ordered1 Feb, 1943 
Laid down6 Dec, 1943 
Launched20 Mar, 1944 
Commissioned29 Sep, 1944 
End service7 Nov, 1945 
Loss position
 
HistoryDecommissioned 7 December 1945. 

Noteable events involving Strathadam include:

7 Mar, 1945
The German submarine U-1302 was sunk in St George´s Channel, in position 52º19'N, 05º23'W, by depth charges / hedgehog from the Canadian frigates HMCS La Hulloise (Lt.Cdr. J. Brock, RCNVR), HMCS Strathadam (A/Lt.Cdr. H.L. Quinn, DSC, RCNVR) and HMCS Thedford Mines (Lt. J.A.R. Allan, DSC, RCNVR). (see map)


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