Allied Warships

HMCS Pictou (K 146)

Corvette of the Flower class

Navy	The Royal Canadian Navy
Type	Corvette
Class	Flower
Pennant	K 146
Built by	Davie Shipbuilding and Repairing Co. Ltd. (Lauzon, Quebec, Canada)
Ordered	22 Jan 1940
Laid down	12 Jul 1940
Launched	5 Oct 1940
Commissioned	29 Apr 1941
End service	12 Jul 1945
Loss position

History	Fo'c's'le extention at the New York Navy Yard (New York, New York, U.S.A.) completed on 31 March 1944. Decommissioned 12 July 1945. Became the merchantile Olympic Chaser in 1950. Changed hands and renamed Otori Maru No. 7 in 1956. Cut down to a barge in 1963. Commanding Officers: Lt.Cdr. J.L. Driver, RCNR 29 April 1941 – 17 August 1941 A/Lt.Cdr. R.B. Campbell, RCNR 18 August 1941 – 4 September 1941 T/Lt. Anthony George Scott Griffin, RCNVR 5 September 1941 – 21 August 1942 T/A/Lt.Cdr. Louis De La Chesnaye Audette, RCNVR 22 August 1942 – 19 September 1942 T/Lt. Anthony George Scott Griffin, RCNVR 20 September 1942 – 14 March 1943 T/Lt. Philip Taber Byers, RCNR 15 March 1943 – 19 November 1943 T/A/Lt.Cdr. G.K. Fox, RCNVR 1-11-39 20 November 1943 – 1 October 1944 T/Lt. Fergus Cross, RCNR 2 October 1944 – 12 July 1945

Commands listed for HMCS Pictou (K 146)

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	Commander	From	To
1	J. L. Driver, RCNR	29 Apr 1941	17 Aug 1941
2	R. B. Campbell, RCNR	18 Aug 1941	4 Sep 1941
3	T/Lt. Anthony George Scott Griffin, RCNVR	5 Sep 1941	21 Aug 1942
4	T/A/Lt.Cdr. Louis de la Chesnaye Audette, RCNVR	22 Aug 1942	19 Sep 1942
5	T/Lt. Anthony George Scott Griffin, RCNVR	20 Sep 1942	14 Mar 1943
6	Philip Taber Byers, RCNR	15 Mar 1943	19 Nov 1943
7	G. K. Fox, RCNVR	20 Nov 1943	1 Oct 1944
8	Fergus Cross, RCNR	2 Oct 1944	12 Jul 1945

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