Allied Warships

HMCS Annan (ii) (K 404)

Frigate of the River class


HMCS Annan as completed.

NavyThe Royal Canadian Navy
TypeFrigate
ClassRiver 
PennantK 404 
Built byHall, Russell & Co. Ltd. (Aberdeen, Scotland) : Thornycroft (Southampton, U.K.) 
Ordered 
Laid down6 Oct 1943 
Launched29 Dec 1943 
Commissioned13 Jun 1944 
End service20 Jun 1945 
Loss position
 
History

Decommissioned and returned to the Royal Navy on 20 June 1945.
Bought by Royal Danish Navy on 27 november 1945 and renamed Niels Ebbesen.
Scrapped 1963 at Odense, Denmark.

Commanding Officer(s):
A/Lt.Cdr Charles Patrick Balfry, RCNR
11 March 1944 - 26 May 1945
Promoted to Lt.Cdr. on 1 January 1945
DSC awarded on 21 April 1945

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Former nameHMS Annan (ii)

Commands listed for HMCS Annan (ii) (K 404)

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1T/A/Lt.Cdr. Charles Patrick Balfry, RCNR11 Mar 194426 May 1945

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Noteable events involving Annan (ii) include:


16 Oct 1944
The German submarine U-1006 was sunk south-west of Faeroes, in position 60º59'N, 04º49'W, by depth charges from the Canadian frigate HMCS Annan (A/Lt.Cdr C.P. Balfry, RCNR). (see map)

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