Allied Warships

HMCS Jonquiere (K 318)

Frigate of the River class

NavyThe Royal Canadian Navy
TypeFrigate
ClassRiver 
PennantK 318 
Built byDavie Shipbuilding and Repairing Co. Ltd. (Lauzon, Quebec, Canada) 
OrderedJun 1942 
Laid down26 Jan 1943 
Launched28 Oct 1943 
Commissioned10 May 1944 
End service23 Sep 1966 
History

Decommissioned 4 December 1945.
Recommissioned as a Prestonian class frigate with penant number 318 on 20 September 1954.
Decommissioned 23 September 1966.

 

Commands listed for HMCS Jonquiere (K 318)

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CommanderFromTo
1T/Lt.Cdr. John Richard Kidston, RCNVR20 Mar 1944early 1945
2T/Lt. André Marcil, RCNVRearly 194516 Jun 1945
3T/Lt. John Hobart Lincoln, DSC, RCNVR17 Jun 19454 Aug 1945
4T/Lt. André Marcil, RCNVR5 Aug 19454 Dec 1945

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Notable events involving Jonquiere include:


17 Oct 1944
HMS Torbay (Lt. C.P. Norman, DSO, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Larne with ships from the 26th Escort Group. These were the frigates HMCS Beacon Hill (T/Lt.Cdr. E.T. Simmons, DSO, RCNVR), HMCS Jonquiere (T/Lt.Cdr. J.R. Kidston, RCNVR), HMCS Montreal (T/Lt.Cdr. S.W. Howell, RCNR), HMCS New Glasgow (T/A/Lt.Cdr. R.M. Hanbury, RCNVR) and HMCS Ribble (T/A/Lt.Cdr. A.B. Taylor, RCNR).

Also a practice attack was made on HMS Philante (Cdr. M.J. Evans, OBE, RN). (1)

Media links


Frigates of the Royal Canadian Navy 1943-1974

MacPherson, Ken

Sources

  1. ADM 173/19040

ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.


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