Allied Warships
HMCS Prince Rupert (K 324)
Frigate of the River class
HMCS Prince Rupert as seen during the Second World War
| Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | River |
| Pennant | K 324 |
| Built by | Yarrows Ltd. (Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 1 Aug 1942 |
| Launched | 3 Feb 1943 |
| Commissioned | 30 Aug 1943 |
| End service | 15 Jan 1946 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned 15 January 1946. Reported sunk as a breakwater at Royston, British Columbia. Some of the ship is still visible. |
Commands listed for HMCS Prince Rupert (K 324)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt.Cdr. Robert William Draney, RCNR | 15 Jul 1943 |
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Noteable events involving Prince Rupert include:
13 Mar 1944
The German submarine U-575 was sunk in the north Atlantic north of the Azores, in position 46º18'N, 27º34'W, by depth charges from the Canadian frigate HMCS Prince Rupert, the US destroyer USS Hobson the US destroyer escort USS Haverfield and by depth charges from a British Wellington and Fortress aircraft (Sqdn. 172/B and 206/R and 220/J) and Avenger aircraft of the US escort carrier USS Bogue. (see map)