| Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | H |
| Pennant | H 99 |
| Built by | Vickers Armstrong (Newcastle-on-Tyne, U.K.): Parsons |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 28 Feb 1935 |
| Launched | 10 Mar 1936 |
| Commissioned | 15 Nov 1943 |
| End service | 17 Aug 1945 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Transferred to the Royal Canandian Navy as HMCS Chaudiere on 15 November 1943. Commanding Officers: ??? T/A/Lt.Cdr. Wilfred Davenport, RCNR ??? Lt.Cdr. George Murray Kaizer, RCNR |
| Former name | HMS Hero |
Commands listed for HMCS Chaudiere (H 99)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | A/Lt.Cdr. Charles Patrick Nixon, RCN | 15 Nov 1943 | 21 Mar 1945 | |
| 2 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Wilfred Davenport, RCNR | 28 Mar 1945 | 20 Jun 1945 | |
| 3 | T/Lt.Cdr. George Murray Kaizer, RCNR | 2 Aug 1945 | 12 Aug 1945 | |
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Noteable events involving Chaudiere include:
6 Mar 1944
After unsuccessful attempts at towing the boat to port the German submarine U-744 was sunk at 1830hrs on 6 March 1944 in the North Atlantic, in position 52º01'N, 22º37'W, after being torpedoed by the British destroyer HMS Icarus (Lt.Cdr. R. Dyer, RN). U-744 was attacked for over 30 hours by depth charges from HMS Icarus, the Canadian frigate HMCS St. Catharines (T/Lt.Cdr. A.F. Pickard, RCNR with Cdr. P.W. Burnett, DSC, RN escort group commander onboard), Canadian corvettes HMCS Fennel (A/Lt.Cdr. W.P. Moffat, RCNVR), HMCS Chilliwack (T/A/Lt.Cdr. C.R. Coughlin, RCNVR), Canadian destroyers HMCS Chaudiere (A/Lt.Cdr. C.P. Nixon, RCN), HMCS Gatineau (A/Lt.Cdr. H.V.W. Groos, RCN) and the British corvette HMS Kenilworth Castle (Lt. J.J.Allon, RNR). (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)