Allied Warships

HMCS Stettler (K 681)

Frigate of the River class

NavyThe Royal Canadian Navy
TypeFrigate
ClassRiver 
PennantK 681 
Built byCanadian Vickers Ltd. (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) 
OrderedOct 1941 
Laid down31 May 1943 
Launched9 Oct 1943 
Commissioned7 May 1944 
End service31 Aug 1966 
History

Decommissioned 9 November 1945.
Recommissioned as a Prestonian class frigate with penant number 311 on 2 February 1954.
Decommissioned 31 August 1966.
Scrapped at Capitol Irons and Metals, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

 

Commands listed for HMCS Stettler (K 681)

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1T/A/Lt.Cdr. Dudley Gawen King, RCNVR20 Mar 19449 Nov 1945

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Notable events involving Stettler include:


5 Jul 1944
HMS L 27 (Lt. J.N. Elliott, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Bermuda with HMCS Stettler (T/A/Lt.Cdr. D.G. King, RCNVR). (1)

8 Jul 1944
HMS L 27 (Lt. J.N. Elliott, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Bermuda with HMCS Stettler (T/A/Lt.Cdr. D.G. King, RCNVR) and HMCS Magog (T/Lt. L.D. Quick, RCNR). (1)

13 Jul 1944
HMS L 27 (Lt. J.N. Elliott, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Bermuda with HMCS Stettler (T/A/Lt.Cdr. D.G. King, RCNVR) and HMCS Magog (T/Lt. L.D. Quick, RCNR). (1)

Media links


Frigates of the Royal Canadian Navy 1943-1974

MacPherson, Ken

Sources

  1. ADM 199/1830

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


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