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 | 5 Mar 1934 |
| Laid down | 20 Sep 1934 |
| Launched | 15 Aug 1935 |
| Commissioned | 20 Mar 1943 |
| End service | 31 Oct 1945 |
| History | Transferred from the Royal Navy to the Royal Canadian Navy on 20 March 1943. |
| Former name | HMS Griffin |
Commands listed for HMCS Ottawa (ii) (H 31)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Cdr. Hugh Francis Pullen, RCN | 20 Mar 1943 | 8 Jun 1943 | |
| 2 | Cdr. Kenneth Frederick Adams, RCN | 9 Jun 1943 | 6 Jul 1943 | |
| 3 | Cdr. Hugh Francis Pullen, RCN | 7 Jul 1943 | 18 May 1944 | |
| 4 | T/Cdr. James Douglas Prentice, DSO, RCN | 19 May 1944 | 9 Sep 1944 | |
| 5 | Lt. 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 | A/Lt.Cdr. Geoffrey Huntley Davidson, RCN | 15 Jul 1945 | 31 Oct 1945 | |
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Noteable events involving Ottawa (ii) include:
7 Jul 1944
German U-boat U-678 was sunk in the English Channel south-west of Brighton, in position 50°32'N, 00°23'W, by depth charges from the Canadian destroyers HMCS Ottawa, HMCS Kootenay and the British corvette HMS Statice. (see map)
18 Aug 1944
German U-boat U-621 was sunk in the Bay of Biscay near La Rochelle, in position 45°52'N, 02°36'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
German U-boat U-984 was sunk in the Bay of Biscay west of Brest, in position 48°16'N, 05°33'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)
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