Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
Type | Minesweeper |
Class | Algerine |
Pennant | J 336 |
Mod | Reciprocating engined |
Built by | Port Arthur Shipbuilding Co. (Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada) |
Ordered | 12 Dec 1941 |
Laid down | 6 Jul 1942 |
Launched | 17 Dec 1942 |
Commissioned | 18 Nov 1943 |
End service | 1957 |
History | Decommissioned 7 October 1946. |
Commands listed for HMCS Wallaceburg (J 336)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Frederick Robb Naftel, RCNVR | 19 Oct 1943 | 2 May 1944 |
2 | T/Lt.Cdr. Robert Aubern Stuart MacNeil, OBE, RCNR | 3 May 1944 | 9 Jan 1945 |
3 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Freeman Elkin Burrows, RCNVR | 10 Jan 1945 | 21 May 1945 |
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Notable events involving Wallaceburg include:
12 Mar 1945
HMS Upright (Lt. J.A.L. Wilkinson, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Bermuda with HMCS Wallaceburg (T/A/Lt.Cdr. F.E. Burrows, RCNVR) and HMCS Carlplace (T/Lt. C.E. Wright, RCNVR).
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20 Mar 1945
HMS Upright (Lt. J.A.L. Wilkinson, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Bermuda with HMCS Wallaceburg (T/A/Lt.Cdr. F.E. Burrows, RCNVR). (1)
Sources
- ADM 173/20176
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.