Allied Warships

HMCS Dunver (K 03)

Frigate of the River class

Navy	The Royal Canadian Navy
Type	Frigate
Class	River
Pennant	K 03
Built by	Morton Engineering and Dry Dock Co. (Quebec City, Quebec, Canada)
Ordered
Laid down	5 May 1942
Launched	10 Nov 1942
Commissioned	11 Sep 1943
End service	23 Jan 1946
Loss position

History	Decommissioned 23 January 1946. Commanding Officers: Lt.Cdr. William Woods, RCNR OBE awarded on 8 January 1944 11 September 1943 - 6 May 1944 T/Lt. Wilfred Davenport, RCNR 7 May 1944 - 9 August 1944 Lt.Cdr. George Hay Stephen, DSC, RCNR 10 August 1944 - 24 August 1944 Lt. Wilfred Davenport, RCNR Promoted to A/Lt.Cdr. on 1 January 1945 25 August 1944 - 26 March 1945 A/Lt.Cdr. St. Clair Balfour, RCNVR 27 March 1945 - 26 May 1945 Lt.Cdr Charles Patrick Balfrey, DSC, RCNR 27 May 1945 - 2 September 1945

Commands listed for HMCS Dunver (K 03)

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	Commander	From	To
1	T/Lt.Cdr. William Woods, RCNR	11 Sep 1943	6 May 1944
2	T/Lt. Wilfred Davenport, RCNR	7 May 1944	9 Aug 1944
3	Lt.Cdr. George Hay Stephen, DSC, OBE, RCNR	10 Aug 1944	24 Aug 1944
4	T/Lt. Wilfred Davenport, RCNR	25 Aug 1944	26 Mar 1945
5	T/Lt.Cdr. St. Clair Balfour, RCNVR	27 Mar 1945	26 May 1945
6	T/Lt.Cdr. Charles Patrick Balfry, DSC, RCNR	27 May 1945	2 Sep 1945

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