| Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Flower |
| Pennant | K 225 |
| Built by | George T. Davie & Sons Ltd. (Lauzon, Quebec, Canada) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 28 Feb 1941 |
| Launched | 18 Nov 1941 |
| Commissioned | 28 Jun 1942 |
| End service | 11 Jul 1945 |
| History | Took part in operations Torch and Neptune. |
| Former name | HMCS Vancouver |
Commands listed for HMCS Kitchener (K 225)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. William Evans, RCNVR | 9 Jun 1942 | 16 Jan 1944 |
| 2 | T/Lt. Jack Errington Moles, RCNVR | 17 Jan 1944 | 11 Jul 1945 |
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Noteable events involving Kitchener include:
28 Jan 1944
HMCS Kitchener (T/Lt. J.E. Moles, RCNVR) completed a refit at Liverpool, Nova Scotia, Canada.
6 Jun 1944
HMCS Kitchener (T/Lt. J.E. Moles, RCNVR) was part of the escort for the second wave of US soldiers that landed around 11 AM on Omaha beach.
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