Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
Type | Corvette |
Class | Flower |
Pennant | K 220 |
Built by | Midland Shipyards Ltd. (Midland. Ontario, Canada) |
Ordered | |
Laid down | 24 Feb 1941 |
Launched | 25 Jun 1941 |
Commissioned | 17 Nov 1941 |
End service | 15 Jul 1945 |
History | Fo'c's'le extention at Galveston (Texas, U.S.A.) completed on 25 May 1944. Decommissioned 15 July 1945. |
Commands listed for HMCS Midland (K 220)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | T/Lt. Allan Brown Taylor, RCNR | 17 Nov 1941 | 31 Oct 1943 |
2 | T/Lt. Wilfred Orvin Oakley Barbour, RCNR | 1 Nov 1943 | 15 Jul 1945 |
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Notable events involving Midland include:
15 Mar 1944
HrMs O 9 (Lt. J.B.M.J. Maas, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Lough Foyle together with HMS Vidette (Lt.Cdr. R. Hart, DSC, RN or Lt. P.J. Stoner, RN), HMS Goodall (Lt.Cdr. J.V. Fulton, RNVR), HMCS Midland (T/Lt. W.O.O. Barbour, RCNR) and HMS Swale (Lt.Cdr. J. Jackson, DSC, RNR). (1)
21 Jul 1944
HMS L 27 (Lt. J.N. Elliott, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Bermuda with HMCS Midland (T/Lt. W.O.O. Barbour, RCNR) and HMCS Shawinigan (T/Lt. W.J. Jones, RCNR). (2)
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Sources
- File 2.12.03.6372 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
- ADM 199/1830
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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