| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | River |
| Pennant | K 305 |
| Built by | Canadian Vickers, Montreal, Canada |
| Ordered | 9 Dec 1941 |
| Laid down | 19 Nov 1942 |
| Launched | 26 May 1943 |
| Commissioned | 30 Sep 1943 |
| End service | |
| History | Was to be built in Canada for the United States Navy but transferred to the Royal Navy under the lend-lease program. Returned to the U.S.N. 4 March 1946. |
Commands listed for HMS Shiel (K 305)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. Hugh Parker Crail, RNR | 30 Sep 1943 | late 1945 |
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Notable events involving Shiel include:
1 Mar 1944
HMS H 44 (Lt. P.N. Joyce, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMCS Lunenburg (T/Lt. D.L. Miller, RCNVR), HMCS Edmundston (T/A/Lt.Cdr. R.D. Barrett, RCNR), HMS Bridgewater (Cdr.(Retd.) R.H. Mack, RN) and HMS Shiel (Lt. H.P. Crail, DSC, RNR). (1)
2 Mar 1944
HrMs O 9 (Lt. J.B.M.J. Maas, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Lough Foyle together with HMS Shiel (Lt. H.P. Crail, DSC, RNR) (2)
Sources
- ADM 173/18514
- File 2.12.03.6372 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.