Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
Type | Frigate |
Class | River |
Pennant | K 244 |
Built by | Davie Shipbuilding and Repairing Co. Ltd. (Lauzon, Quebec, Canada) |
Ordered | Jun 1942 |
Laid down | 26 Jan 1943 |
Launched | 16 Sep 1943 |
Commissioned | 28 Apr 1944 |
End service | 25 Mar 1947 |
History | Decommissioned 25 March 1947. |
Commands listed for HMCS Charlottetown (ii) (K 244)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. John Harding, RCNR | 20 Mar 1944 | 23 Apr 1945 |
2 | A/Cdr. William Charles Halliday, RCNR | 24 Apr 1945 | 5 Oct 1945 |
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Notable events involving Charlottetown (ii) include:
3 Jul 1944
HMS L 27 (Lt. J.N. Elliott, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Bermuda with HMCS Charlottetown (T/A/Lt.Cdr. J. Harding, RCNR). (1)
30 Mar 1945
HrMs O 23 (Lt.Cdr. A.J. Schouwenaar, RNN) conducted attack exercises off Loch Alsh during which HMS Uproar (Lt. J.N. Devlin, DSC, RN) served as the target.
These attack exercises were followed by A/S exercises off Loch Alsh with HMCS Charlottetown (T/Lt.Cdr. J. Harding, RCNR), HMCS Antigonish (T/Lt.Cdr. R.D. Barrett, RCNR) and HMCS Kirkland Lake (Lt.Cdr. N.V. Clark, OBE, RCNR). (2)
1 Apr 1945
HrMs O 23 (Lt.Cdr. A.J. Schouwenaar, RNN) conducted attack exercises off Loch Alsh during which HMS Philante (Cdr. M.J. Evans, OBE, RN) served as the target. During these exercises HMS Philante was escorted by HMCS Charlottetown (T/Lt.Cdr. J. Harding, RCNR), HMCS Antigonish (T/Lt.Cdr. R.D. Barrett, RCNR) and HMCS Kirkland Lake (Lt.Cdr. N.V. Clark, OBE, RCNR). (2)
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Sources
- ADM 199/1830
- File 2.12.03.6428 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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