Allied Warships

HMCS Eastview (K 665)

Frigate of the River class

NavyThe Royal Canadian Navy
TypeFrigate
ClassRiver 
PennantK 665 
Built byCanadian Vickers Ltd. (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) 
OrderedOct 1941 
Laid down26 Aug 1943 
Launched17 Nov 1943 
Commissioned3 Jun 1944 
End service17 Jan 1946 
History

Decommissioned 17 January 1946.

 

Commands listed for HMCS Eastview (K 665)

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CommanderFromTo
1T/Lt. Archibald Miller Kirkpatrick, RCNVR10 Apr 194416 Sep 1944
2T/Lt. William Douglas Haig Gardiner, RCNVR17 Sep 19447 Dec 1944
3T/Lt. Ronald Charles Grigg Merriam, RCNVR8 Dec 19442 Sep 1945

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Notable events involving Eastview include:


6 Jul 1944
HMS L 27 (Lt. J.N. Elliott, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Bermuda with HMCS St. Lambert (T/Lt. R.C. Hayden, RCNVR), HMCS Kentville (T/Lt. F.G. Rainsford, RCNVR), HMCS St. Therese (T/Cdr. J.E. Mitchell, RCNVR) and HMCS Eastview (T/A/Lt.Cdr. A.M. Kirkpatrick, RCNVR). (1)

7 Aug 1944
HMS L 27 (Lt. J.N. Elliott, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Bermuda with HMCS St. Therese (T/Cdr. J.E. Mitchell, RCNVR) and HMCS Eastview (T/A/Lt.Cdr. A.M. Kirkpatrick, RCNVR). (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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