| Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | River |
| Pennant | K 448 |
| Built by | Yarrows Ltd. (Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada) |
| Ordered | Jun 1942 |
| Laid down | 19 May 1943 |
| Launched | 18 Sep 1943 |
| Commissioned | 18 Apr 1944 |
| End service | 22 Jan 1946 |
| History | Decommissioned 22 January 1946. |
Commands listed for HMCS Orkney (K 448)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | A/Lt.Cdr. Victor Browne, RCNR | 18 Apr 1944 | 20 Mar 1945 |
| 2 | Cdr. James Marjoribanks Rowland, DSO, RN | 29 Mar 1945 | ??? |
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Notable events involving Orkney include:
Photograph taken by Charles James Sadler, RCNVR. First Class Stoker, Official number V-4963.
22 Nov 1944
HMS Vitality (Lt. K.S. Renshaw, DSC, RNR) conducted A/S exercises off Campbeltown with HMCS Orkney (A/Lt.Cdr. Victor Browne, RCNR). (1)
23 Nov 1944
HMS H 50 (Lt. W.T.J. Fox, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Campbeltown with HMCS La Hulloise (Lt.Cdr. J. Brock, RCNVR) and HMCS Orkney (A/Lt.Cdr. Victor Browne, RCNR). (2)
3 Jan 1945
HMS Trusty (Lt. J.P. Fyfe, DSC, RN) conducts A/S exercises with HMCS Orkney (A/Lt.Cdr. V. Browne, RCNR) and HMCS St. Therese (T/Cdr. J.E. Mitchell, RCNVR). (3)
13 Feb 1945
HMCS Orkney (A/Lt.Cdr. V. Browne, RCNVR) collided with the merchant Blairnevis in the Irish Sea . The Blairnevis was grounded and eventually became a total loss. HMCS Orkney was under repair until April.
11 Apr 1945
HMS Universal (Lt. S.S. Brooks, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Campbeltown with HMCS Rivière du Loup (T/Lt. R.D. Weldon, RCNVR), HMCS Stellarton (T/Lt. M.G. McCarthy, RCNVR), HMCS Orkney (Cdr. J.M. Rowland, DSO, RN) and HMS Loch Killin (Lt.Cdr. S. Darling, DSC and Bar, RANVR). (4)
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Sources
- ADM 173/19423
- ADM 173/18534
- ADM 173/20037
- ADM 173/20127
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.