Allied Warships

HMCS Brandon (K 149)

Corvette of the Flower class

NavyThe Royal Canadian Navy
TypeCorvette
ClassFlower 
PennantK 149 
Built byDavie Shipbuilding and Repairing Co. Ltd. (Lauzon, Quebec, Canada) 
Ordered22 Jan 1940 
Laid down10 Oct 1940 
Launched29 Apr 1941 
Commissioned22 Jul 1941 
End service22 Jun 1945 
Loss position
 
History

Fo'c's'le extention at the New York Navy Yard (New York, New York, U.S.A.) completed on 4 March 1944.

Decommissioned on 22 June 1945.
Sold on 5 October 1945.

Commanding Officers:
Lt. John Caldecott Littler, RCNR
3 June 1941 – 19 August 1942

T/Lt. Rendell James Godschall Johnson, RCNVR
20 August 1942 – 20 September 1942

Lt. John Caldecott Littler, RCNR
21September 1942 – 24 November 1942

T/Lt. H.E. McArthur, RCNVR
25 November 1942 – 25 May 1944

T/Lt. John Forbes Evans, RCNVR
26 May 1944 – 26 April 1945

Lt. P.J. Lawrence, RCNR
27 April 1945 – 22 June 1945

 

Commands listed for HMCS Brandon (K 149)

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CommanderFromTo
1John Caldecott Littler, RCNR3 Jun 194119 Aug 1942
2T/Lt. Rendell James Godschal Johnson, RCNVR20 Aug 194220 Sep 1942
3John Caldecott Littler, RCNR21 Sep 194224 Nov 1942
4T/Lt. Herbert Evans McArthur, RCNVR25 Nov 194225 May 1944
5John Forbes Evans, RCNVR26 May 194426 Apr 1945
6P. J. Lawrence, RCNR27 Apr 194522 Jun 1945

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Noteable events involving Brandon include:


28 Jul 1942
HMCS Brandon (Lt. J.C. Littler, RCNR) picks up 45 men of the British merchant Broompark that was torpedoed and damaged on 25 July 1942 by the German submarine U-552 east of Newfoundland, Canada in position 49º02'N, 40º26'W.

The Broompark finally sank at 0600 hours on 28 July 1942 while under tow of the USN tug USS Cherokee in position 47º41'N, 51º50'W. (see map)

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