Allied Warships
HMCS Shawinigan (K 136)
Corvette of the Flower class
Photo from Department of National Defence of Canada #MC-2921
| Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Flower |
| Pennant | K 136 |
| Built by | George T. Davie & Sons Ltd. (Lauzon, Quebec, Canada) |
| Ordered | 24 Jan 1940 |
| Laid down | 4 Jun 1940 |
| Launched | 16 May 1941 |
| Commissioned | 19 Sep 1941 |
| Lost | 25 Nov 1944 |
| Loss position | 47.34N, 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. Richard Sugden Williams, RCNVR T/Lt. W.E. Cellan, RCNVR T/Lt. William James Jones, RCNR Hit by U-boat |
Commands listed for HMCS Shawinigan (K 136)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. Charles Patrick Balfry, RCNR | 28 Jul 1941 | 4 Jan 1944 |
| 2 | T/Lt. Richard Sugden Williams, RCNVR | 5 Jan 1944 | 14 Mar 1944 |
| 3 | W. E. Cellan, RCNVR | 15 Mar 1944 | 4 Jun 1944 |
| 4 | William James Jones, RCNR | 5 Jun 1944 | 25 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.