HMCS Chebogue (K 317)
Photo from National Archives of Canada, PA-134522
| Name | HMCS Chebogue (K 317) | ||
| Type: | Frigate (River) | ||
| Tonnage | 1,370 tons | ||
| Completed | 1944 - Yarrows Ltd, Esquimalt BC | ||
| Owner | Royal Canadian Navy | ||
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| Date of attack | 4 Oct 1944 | Nationality:  Canadian | |
| Fate | A total loss by U-1227 (Friedrich Altmeier) | ||
| Position | 49.20N, 24.20W - Grid BD 3932 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | ? men (7 dead and ? survivors). | ||
| Convoy | ONS-33 | ||
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| History | Completed in February 1944 | ||
| Notes on loss | At 22.49 hours on 4 Oct, 1944, HMCS Chebogue (K 317) (T/A/LtCdr M.F. Oliver, RCNR) was hit by a Gnat from U-1227, while escorting the convoy ONS-33 as part of the Escort Group C-1. The badly damaged frigate was taken in tow by HMCS Chambly (K 116) (T/Lt S.D. Taylor, RCNR) and escorted by HMCS Arnprior (K 494) (T/Lt S.D. Thorn, RCNVR) and HMS Ribble (K 525) (T/A/LtCdr A.B. Taylor, RCNR) to Port Talbot where she was declared a total loss. Broken up in February 1948. | ||
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