| Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | V |
| Pennant | R 17 |
| Built by | John Brown Shipbuilding & Engineering Company Ltd. (Clydebank, Scotland) |
| Ordered | 1 Sep 1941 |
| Laid down | 8 Oct 1942 |
| Launched | 2 Sep 1943 |
| Commissioned | 7 Feb 1944 |
| End service | 1 Apr 1970 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned 6 February 1946. |
| Former name | HMS Valentine (ii) |
Commands listed for HMCS Algonquin (R 17)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | A/Lt.Cdr. Desmond William Piers, DSC, RCN | 22 Dec 1943 | 19 Apr 1945 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Philip Edwin Haddon, RCN | 20 Apr 1945 | 6 Feb 1946 |
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