| Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Flower (rev.) |
| Pennant | K 357 |
| Built by | Morton Engineering and Dry Dock Co. (Quebec City, Quebec, Canada) |
| Ordered | 2 Jan 1942 |
| Laid down | 5 Jan 1943 |
| Launched | 2 Jul 1943 |
| Commissioned | 21 Nov 1943 |
| End service | 2 Jul 1945 |
| History | Decommissioned 2 July 1945. |
Commands listed for HMCS Riviere du Loup (K 357)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. Raymond Nelson Smillie, RCNVR | 21 Nov 1943 | 8 Jan 1945 |
| 2 | T/Lt.Cdr. Frederick Robb Naftel, RCNVR | 9 Jan 1945 | 25 Jan 1945 |
| 3 | T/Lt. Richard Dale Weldon, RCNVR | 26 Jan 1945 | 2 Jul 1945 |
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Notable events involving Riviere du Loup include:
2 Dec 1944
HMS Vengeful (Lt. A.S. Melville-Ross, DSC, RN) conducted night A/S exercises off Larne with HMCS Kokanee (Lt.Cdr. J.H. Marshall, RCNVR), HMCS St. Thomas (T/A/Lt.Cdr. L.P. Denny, RCNR) and HMCS Rivière du Loup (T/Lt. R.N. Smillie, RCNVR). (1)
10 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) and HMCS Stellarton (T/Lt. M.G. McCarthy, RCNVR). (2)
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). (2)
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Sources
- ADM 173/19365
- ADM 173/20127
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.