Allied Warships
HMCS Valleyfield (K 329)
Frigate of the River class
HMCS Valleyfield during the war.
Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
Type | Frigate |
Class | River |
Pennant | K 329 |
Built by | Morton Engineering and Dry Dock Co. (Quebec City, Quebec, Canada) |
Ordered | Oct 1941 |
Laid down | 30 Nov 1942 |
Launched | 17 Jul 1943 |
Commissioned | 7 Dec 1943 |
Lost | 7 May 1944 |
Loss position | 46° 03'N, 52° 24'W |
History | HMCS Valleyfield (T/A/Lt.Cdr. Dermot Thomas English, RCNR) was torpedoed and sunk by U-548 on 7 May 1944 about 50 nautical miles south of Cape Race, Newfoundland in position 46º03'N, 52º24'W. 43 survivors were picked up by HMCS Giffard. 5 of the survivors died of exposure so in total 125 of her crew including her Commanding Officer went down with the ship. Hit by U-boat |
U-boat Attack | See our U-boat attack entry for the HMCS Valleyfield |
Commands listed for HMCS Valleyfield (K 329)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Dermot Thomas English, RCNR | 8 Nov 1943 | 7 May 1944 (+) |
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