Allied Warships
HMCS Prince Robert (F 56)
Armed Merchant Cruiser of the Prince class
HMCS Prince Robert as seen during the war.
| Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
| Type | Armed Merchant Cruiser |
| Class | Prince |
| Pennant | F 56 |
| Built by | Cammell Laird Shipyard (Birkenhead, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 3 Apr 1930 |
| Launched | |
| Commissioned | 31 Jul 1940 |
| End service | 10 Dec 1945 |
| History | Conversion to armed merchant cruiser completed on 3 August 1940. See also this website (offsite link). |
Commands listed for HMCS Prince Robert (F 56)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. Charles Tachereau Beard, RCN | 31 Jul 1940 | 7 Oct 1940 |
| 2 | Cdr. Frederick Gordon Hart, RCN | 8 Oct 1940 | 21 Jun 1942 |
| 3 | A/Capt. Frank Llewellyn Houghton, RCN | 22 Jun 1942 | 31 Dec 1942 |
| 4 | Lt.Cdr. Owen Conor Robertson, RCNR | 1 Jan 1943 | 5 Jun 1943 |
| 5 | Cdr. Adrian Mitchell Hope, RCN | 7 Jun 1943 | 7 Dec 1944 |
| 6 | Capt. Wallace Bourchier Creery, RCN | 8 Dec 1944 | 10 Dec 1945 |
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Noteable events involving Prince Robert include:
25 Sep 1940
HMCS Prince Robert (Cdr. C.T. Beard, RCN) intercepts and captures the German merchant Weser (9472 GRT) off Manzanillo, Mexico.