Allied Warships

HMCS Owen Sound (K 340)

Corvette of the Flower (rev.) class

NavyThe Royal Canadian Navy
TypeCorvette
ClassFlower (rev.) 
PennantK 340 
Built byCollingwood Shipyards Ltd. (Collingwood, Ontario, Canada) 
Ordered2 Jan 1942 
Laid down11 Nov 1942 
Launched15 Jun 1943 
Commissioned17 Nov 1943 
End service19 Jul 1945 
Loss position
 
History

Decommissioned 19 July 1945.
Sold and became the Greek Cadio from 1945 until 1968.

Commanding Officers:
Skipper Lt. John Manuel Watson, RCNR
1 November 1943 – 13 April 1945
Promoted to A/Lt.Cdr. on 1 January 1945

T/Lt. Frederick Henry Pinfold, RCNVR
14 April 1945 – 19 July 1945 

Commands listed for HMCS Owen Sound (K 340)

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CommanderFromTo
1John Manuel Watson, RCNR1 Nov 194313 Apr 1945
2Frederick Henry Pinfold, RCNVR14 Apr 194519 Jul 1945

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Noteable events involving Owen Sound include:


10 Mar 1944
The German submarine U-845 was sunk in the North Atlantic, in position 48º20'N, 20º33'W, by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Forester, the Canadian destroyer HMCS St. Laurent, the Canadian corvette HMCS Owen Sound and the Canadian frigate HMCS Swansea. (see map)

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