| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Bangor |
| Pennant | J 119 |
| Mod | Reciprocating engined |
| Built by | Dufferin Shipbuilding Co. (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) : Montreal-Loco |
| Ordered | 28 Nov 1940 |
| Laid down | 26 Feb 1941 |
| Launched | 24 Aug 1941 |
| Commissioned | 27 Feb 1942 |
| End service | |
| History | Sold to the Portugese Navy on 26 September 1950 being renamed Commandate Almeida Carvalho. |
Commands listed for HMS Fort York (J 119)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | T/Lt. Douglas Wharrie Main, RCNR | 17 Nov 1941 | ||
| 2 | Cdr. Joseph John Youngs, OBE, RD, RNR | 14 Jul 1942 | 4 Feb 1943 | |
| 3 | Lt.Cdr. Colin Henry Corbet-Singleton, DSC, RN | 4 Feb 1943 | 28 Jul 1943 | |
| 4 | Cdr. (retired) John Pollington Apps, RN | 28 Jul 1943 | mid/late43 | |
| 5 | Lt.Cdr. Ivor Calvert-Jones, RNVR | mid/late43 | 15 Nov 1943 | |
| 6 | Lt.Cdr. Frederick Hodgson, RN | 15 Nov 1943 | 8 Dec 1943 | |
| 7 | T/Lt. Edward Warren De la Mare, RNR | 8 Dec 1943 | 3 May 1945 | |
| 8 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Leslie Hammond, RNR | 3 May 1945 | Dec 1946 | |
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Notable events involving Fort York include:
5 May 1943
HMS Upstart (Lt. P.C. Chapman, DSC and Bar, RN) conducted A/S exercises in Lough Foyle with HMS Azalea (Lt. G.C. Geddes, RNR), HMS Fleetwood (Cdr. W.B. Piggott, OBE, RD, RNR), HMS Mignonette (Lt. H.H. Brown, RNR), HMS Qualicum (T/Lt. H. Stevens, RNVR) and HMS Fort York (Lt.Cdr. C.H. Corbet-Singleton, DSC and 2 Bars, RN). (1)
1 Feb 1944
HrMs O 10 (Lt.Cdr. A. van Altena, RNN(R)) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Recruit (T/Cdr. G.E.W.W. Bayly, RNVR), HMS Fancy (A/Lt.Cdr. G.A. Simmers, DSC, RNR), HMS Fort York (T/Lt. E.W. De la Mare, RNR) and HMS Steepholm (T/Lt. S.C. Dickenson, RNVR). (2)
6 Feb 1944
HMS Varangian (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Taff (T/Lt.Cdr. A. Harrison, RNR) and HMS Fort York (T/Lt. E.W. De la Mare, RNR). (3)
Sources
- ADM 173/18373
- File 2.12.03.6384 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
- ADM 173/19347
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.