Allied Warships
HMCS Ottawa (ii) (H 31)
Destroyer of the G class
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HMCS Ottawa (ii) as seen during the war.
| Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | G |
| Pennant | H 31 |
| Built by | Vickers Armstrong (Barrow-in-Furness, U.K.): Parsons |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 20 Sep 1934 |
| Launched | 15 Aug 1935 |
| Commissioned | 20 Mar 1943 |
| End service | 31 Oct 1945 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Transferred from the Royal Navy to the Royal Canadian Navy on 20 March 1943. Commanding Officers: Cdr. Kenneth Frederick Adams, RCN Cdr. Hugh Francis Pullen, RCN Cdr. James Douglas Prentice, DSO, RCN Lt. Eric Phillip Earnshaw, RCN Lt.Cdr. Ronald James Herman, RCNVR Under refit A/Lt.Cdr. Patrick David Budge, DSC, RCN A/Lt.Cdr. Geoffrey Huntley Davidson, RCN |
| Former name | HMS Griffin |
Commands listed for HMCS Ottawa (ii) (H 31)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Hugh Francis Pullen, RCN | 20 Mar 1943 | 8 Jun 1943 | |
| 2 | Cdr. Kenneth Frederick Adams, RCN | 9 Jun 1943 | 6 Jul 1943 | |
| 3 | Hugh Francis Pullen, RCN | 7 Jul 1943 | 18 May 1944 | |
| 4 | Cdr. James Douglas Prentice, DSO, RCN | 19 May 1944 | 9 Sep 1944 | |
| 5 | Eric Phillip Earnshaw, RCN | 10 Sep 1944 | 6 Oct 1944 | |
| 6 | T/Lt.Cdr. Ronald James Herman, OBE, RCNVR | 7 Oct 1944 | 10 Nov 1944 | |
| 7 | A/Lt.Cdr. Patrick David Budge, DSC, RCN | 5 Feb 1945 | 14 Jul 1945 | |
| 8 | Geoffrey Huntley Davidson, RCN | 15 Jul 1945 | 31 Oct 1945 | |
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Noteable events involving Ottawa (ii) include:
7 Jul 1944
The German submarine U-678 was sunk in the English Channel south-west of Brighton, in position 50º32'N, 00º23'W, by depth charges from the Canadian destroyers HMCS Ottawa, HMCS Kootenay and the British corvette HMS Statice. (see map)
18 Aug 1944
The German submarine U-621 was sunk in the Bay of Biscay near La Rochelle, in position 45º52'N, 02º36'W, by depth charges from the Canadian destroyers HMCS Ottawa (Cdr. J.D. Prentice, DSO, RCN), HMCS Kootenay (A/Lt.Cdr. W.H. Willson, RCN) and HMCS Chaudiere (A/Lt.Cdr. C.P. Nixon, RCN). (see map)
20 Aug 1944
The German submarine U-984 was sunk in the Bay of Biscay west of Brest, in position 48º16'N, 05º33'W, by depth charges from the Canadian destroyers HMCS Ottawa (Cdr. J.D. Prentice, DSO, RCN), HMCS Kootenay (A/Lt.Cdr. W.H. Willson, RCN) and HMCS Chaudiere (A/Lt.Cdr. C.P. Nixon, RCN). (see map)