| Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Flower |
| Pennant | K 133 |
| Built by | Victoria Machinery Depot Co. Ltd. (Victoria. British Columbia, Canada) |
| Ordered | 14 Feb 1940 |
| Laid down | 9 May 1940 |
| Launched | 12 Nov 1940 |
| Commissioned | 23 May 1941 |
| End service | 3 Jul 1945 |
| History | Named after the town of Quesnel, British Columbia. Fo'c's'le extention at Pictou (Nova Scotia, Canada) completed on 23 December 1943. Decommissioned on 3 July 1945. |
Commands listed for HMCS Quesnel (K 133)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. John Alexander Gow, RCNR | 22 Apr 1941 | 4 Mar 1942 |
| 2 | T/Lt. Albert Elliott Gough, RCNR | 5 Mar 1942 | 3 Apr 1942 |
| 3 | T/Lt. John Alexander Gow, RCNR | 4 Apr 1942 | 16 Nov 1942 |
| 4 | T/Lt. Murdo Smith, RCN | 17 Nov 1942 | 10 Apr 1943 |
| 5 | T/Lt. John MacKay Laing, RCNR | 14 Apr 1943 | 3 Jul 1945 |
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Notable events involving Quesnel include:
15 Feb 1945
HMS Upright (Lt. J.A.L. Wilkinson, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Bermuda with HMCS Quesnel (T/A/Lt.Cdr. J.M. Laing, RCNR) and HMCS Grandmere (T/Lt. N.W. Winters, RCNVR). (1)
16 Feb 1945
HMS Upright (Lt. J.A.L. Wilkinson, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Bermuda with HMCS Quesnel (T/A/Lt.Cdr. J.M. Laing, RCNR) and HMCS Belleville (T/Lt. J.E. Korning, RCNR). (1)
17 Feb 1945
HMS Upright (Lt. J.A.L. Wilkinson, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Bermuda with HMCS Quesnel (T/A/Lt.Cdr. J.M. Laing, RCNR) and HMCS Belleville (T/Lt. J.E. Korning, RCNR). (1)
22 Feb 1945
HMS Upright (Lt. J.A.L. Wilkinson, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Bermuda with HMCS Quesnel (T/A/Lt.Cdr. J.M. Laing, RCNR).
(1)
23 Feb 1945
HMS Upright (Lt. J.A.L. Wilkinson, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Bermuda with HMCS Quesnel (T/A/Lt.Cdr. J.M. Laing, RCNR).
(1)
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Sources
- ADM 173/20175
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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