Allied Warships

HMCS Shawinigan (K 136)

Corvette of the Flower class


Photo from Department of National Defence of Canada #MC-2921

NavyThe Royal Canadian Navy
TypeCorvette
ClassFlower 
PennantK 136 
Built byGeorge T. Davie & Sons Ltd. (Lauzon, Quebec, Canada) 
Ordered24 Jan 1940 
Laid down4 Jun 1940 
Launched16 May 1941 
Commissioned19 Sep 1941 
Lost25 Nov 1944 
Loss position47.34N, 59.11W (See a map)
 
History

HMCS Shawinigan (Lt. William James Jones, RCNR) was on an independent anti-submarine patrol in the Cabot Strait, when she was torpedoed and sunk with all hands by the German submarine U-1228 in position 47º34'N, 59º11'W.

Commanding Officers:
T/Lt. Charles Patrick Balfry, RCNR
28 July 1941 – 4 January 1944
Promoted to T/A/Lt.Cdr. on 1 January 1944

T/Lt. Richard Sugden Williams, RCNVR
5 January 1944 – 14 March 1944

T/Lt. W.E. Cellan, RCNVR
15 March 1944 – 4 June 1944

T/Lt. William James Jones, RCNR
5 June 1944 – 25 November 1944+

 

Hit by U-boat
Sunk on 25 Nov 1944 by U-1228 (Marienfeld).

Commands listed for HMCS Shawinigan (K 136)

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CommanderFromTo
1T/Lt. Charles Patrick Balfry, RCNR28 Jul 19414 Jan 1944
2T/Lt. Richard Sugden Williams, RCNVR5 Jan 194414 Mar 1944
3W. E. Cellan, RCNVR15 Mar 19444 Jun 1944
4William James Jones, RCNR5 Jun 194425 Nov 1944 (+)

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Noteable events involving Shawinigan include:


3 Sep 1942
HMCS Shawinigan (T/A/Lt.Cdr. C.P. Balfry, RCNR) and HMCS Trail (T/A/Lt.Cdr. G.S. Hall, RCNR) together pick up 17 survivors from the Canadian merchant Donald Stewart that was torpedoed and sunk northeast of Cape Whittle in the Gulf of St.Lawrence in position 50º32'N, 58º46'W by the German submarine U-517.

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