| Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Flower (rev.) |
| Pennant | K 15 |
| Built by | Morton Engineering and Dry Dock Co. (Quebec City, Quebec, Canada) |
| Ordered | 2 Jan 1942 |
| Laid down | 15 Aug 1942 |
| Launched | 4 Apr 1943 |
| Commissioned | 14 Oct 1943 |
| End service | 17 Jul 1945 |
| History | Decommissioned 17 July 1945. |
Commands listed for HMCS Atholl (K 15)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. William Douglas Haig Gardiner, RCNVR | 14 Oct 1943 | 16 Sep 1944 |
| 2 | T/Lt. William Grant Garden, RCNVR | 17 Sep 1944 | 17 Jul 1945 |
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Notable events involving Atholl include:
24 Feb 1944
HMS L 26 (Lt. A.G. Prideaux, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises at/off St. Margarets Bay with HMCS Atholl (T/Lt. W.D.H. Gardiner, RCNVR) and HMCS Dunvegan (T/Lt. J.A. Tullis, RCNR). (1)
25 Feb 1944
HMS L 26 (Lt. A.G. Prideaux, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises at/off St. Margarets Bay with HMCS Atholl (T/Lt. W.D.H. Gardiner, RCNVR) and HMCS Port Colborne (T/Lt.Cdr. C.J. Angus, RCNR). (1)
23 Nov 1944
HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Larne with HMCS North Bay (T/A/Lt.Cdr. B. Hynes, RCNVR), HMCS Atholl (T/Lt. W.G. Garden, RCNVR), HMS Bahamas (T/A/Lt.Cdr. W.S. Thomson, RNR) and HMS Somaliland (A/Lt.Cdr. K.B. Hopkins, DSC, RNVR). (2)
7 Mar 1945
HMS Upright (Lt. J.A.L. Wilkinson, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Bermuda with HMCS Atholl (T/Lt. W.G. Garden, RCNVR). (3)
11 Mar 1945
HMS Upright (Lt. J.A.L. Wilkinson, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Bermuda with HMCS Atholl (T/Lt. W.G. Garden, RCNVR).
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Sources
- ADM 199/1830
- ADM 173/19411
- ADM 173/20176
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.