| Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Flower (rev.) |
| Pennant | K 333 |
| Built by | Midland Shipyards Ltd. (Midland. Ontario, Canada) |
| Ordered | Apr 1942 |
| Laid down | 25 Nov 1942 |
| Launched | 14 Jul 1943 |
| Commissioned | 11 May 1944 |
| End service | 15 Jun 1945 |
| History | Decommissioned 15 June 1945. |
Commands listed for HMCS Cobourg (K 333)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. Gordon Harold Johnson, RCNVR | 20 Mar 1944 | 15 Jun 1945 |
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Notable events involving Cobourg include:
27 Jul 1944
HMS L 27 (Lt. J.N. Elliott, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Bermuda with HMCS Thetford Mines (T/Lt. J.A.R. Allan, DSC, RCNVR), HMCS Cobourg (T/Lt. G.H. Johnson, RCNVR), HMCS Arrowhead (Skr.Lt. L.A. Hickey, RCNR) and HMCS Guelph (Lt. G.H. Hayes, DSC, RCN).
29 Jul 1944
HMS L 27 (Lt. J.N. Elliott, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Bermuda with HMCS Border Cities (Lt. B.P. Young, RCNR) HMCS Hepatica (T/Lt. J.A. Ferguson, RCNR), HMCS Thetford Mines (T/Lt. J.A.R. Allan, DSC, RCNVR) and HMCS Cobourg (T/Lt. G.H. Johnson, RCNVR). (1)
18 Nov 1944
HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Larne with HMCS Cobourg (T/Lt. G.H. Johnson, RCNVR) and HMCS Peterborough (T/Lt. J.B. Raine, RCNR). (2)
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Sources
- ADM 199/1830
- ADM 173/19411
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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