Allied Warships

HMCS Prescott (K 161)

Corvette of the Flower class

NavyThe Royal Canadian Navy
TypeCorvette
ClassFlower 
PennantK 161 
Built byKingston Shipbuilding Co. (Kingston, Ontario, Canada) 
Ordered7 Feb 1940 
Laid down31 Aug 1940 
Launched7 Jan 1941 
Commissioned26 Jun 1941 
End service20 Jul 1945 
Loss position
 
History

Fo'c's'le extention at Liverpool, Nova Scotia completed on 27 October 1943.

Decommissioned 20 July 1945.

Commanding Officers:
T/Lt. Henry Auchinoole Russell, RCNR
26 June 1941 – 30 May 1942

Lt. Geoffrey Huntley Davidson, RCN
31 May 1942 – 1 July 1942

T/Lt. Henry Auchinoole Russell, RCNR
2 July 1942 – 11 Septemer 1942

Lt. Wilfred McIsaac, RCNVR
12 September 1942 – 28 December 1944
Promoted to A/Lt.Cdr. on 1 July 1943

T/Lt. George Jeffrey Mathewson, RCNVR
29 December 1944 – 20 July 1945

 

Commands listed for HMCS Prescott (K 161)

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CommanderFromTo
1Henry Auchinoole Russell, RCNR26 Jun 194130 May 1942
2Geoffrey Huntley Davidson, RCN31 May 19421 Jul 1942
3Henry Auchinoole Russell, RCNR2 Jul 194211 Sep 1942
4Wilfred McIsaac, RCNVR12 Sep 194228 Dec 1944
5George Jeffrey Mathewson, RCNVR29 Dec 194420 Jul 1945

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Noteable events involving Prescott include:


13 Mar 1943
The German submarine U-163 was sunk in the North Atlantic north-west of Cape Finisterre in position 45º05'N, 15º00'W by depth charges from the Canadian corvette HMCS Prescott (Lt. W. McIsaac, RCNVR). (see map)

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