Allied Warships

HMCS Moncton (K 139)

Corvette of the Flower class

Navy	The Royal Canadian Navy
Type	Corvette
Class	Flower
Pennant	K 139
Built by	Saint John Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. (Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada)
Ordered	24 Jan 1940
Laid down	17 Dec 1940
Launched	11 Aug 1941
Commissioned	24 Apr 1942
End service	12 Dec 1945
Loss position

History	Fo'c's'le extention at Vancouver (British Columbia, Canada) completed on 7 July 1944. Decommissioned 12 December 1945. Became the Dutch merchantile Willem Vinke in 1955. Broken up at Santander, Spain in 1966. Commanding Officers: T/Lt.Cdr. Albert Robert Ernmest Coleman, RCNR 3 March 1942 – 11 October 1942 T/Lt. Aubrey Winston Ford, RCNR 12 October 1942 – 3 February 1944 Lt.Cdr. A.T. Morrell, RCNR 4 February 1944 – 3 April 1944 A/Lt.Cdr. Ronald Joel Roberts, RCNR 4 April 1944 - 26 January 1945 T/Lt. William McCombe, RCNR 27 January 1945 – 26 June 1945 T/Lt.Cdr. Cecil Gault Trotter, RCNVR 27 June 1945 – 12 December 1945

Commands listed for HMCS Moncton (K 139)

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	Commander	From	To
1	T/Lt.Cdr. Albert Robert Ernmest Coleman, RCNR	3 Mar 1942	11 Oct 1942
2	T/Lt. Aubrey Winston Ford, RCNR	12 Oct 1942	3 Feb 1944
3	A. T. Morrell, RCNR	4 Feb 1944	3 Apr 1944
4	Ronald Joel Roberts, RCNR	4 Apr 1944	26 Jan 1945
5	William McCombe, RCNR	27 Jan 1945	26 Jun 1945
6	Cecil Gault Trotter, RCNVR	27 Jun 1945	12 Dec 1945

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