| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | River |
| Pennant | K 441 |
| Built by | Charles Hill & Sons Ltd. (Bristol, U.K.) : Bellis & Morcom |
| Ordered | 26 Dec 1942 |
| Laid down | 28 Sep 1943 |
| Launched | 4 Dec 1943 |
| Commissioned | 11 May 1944 |
| End service | 3 Aug 1944 |
| History | Transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy on 3 August 1944. |
| Career notes | To the Royal Canadian Navy as Monnow |
Commands listed for HMS Monnow (K 441)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. Edgar George Skinner, DSC, RD, RCNR | 3 Feb 1944 | 8 Jun 1945 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Kenneth Graham Tucker, OBE, RNR | 8 Jun 1945 | late 1945 |
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Notable events involving Monnow include:
16 Apr 1944
HMS United (Lt. N.R. Wood, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory together with HMS Monnow (Cdr. E.G. Skinner, DSC, RD, RCNR), HMS Havelock (Lt.Cdr. R. Hart, DSC and Bar, RN), La Surprise. (1)
19 Apr 1944
HMS United (Lt. N.R. Wood, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory together with HMS Lapwing (Cdr.(Retd.) E.C. Hulton, RN), HMS Monnow (Cdr. E.G. Skinner, DSC, RD, RCNR) and HMS Knaresborough Castle (Lt. J.R. Freeman, RNR). (1)
20 Apr 1944
HMS United (Lt. N.R. Wood, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory together with HMS Knaresborough Castle (Lt. J.R. Freeman, RNR), HMS Monnow (Cdr. E.G. Skinner, DSC, RD, RCNR), HMCS Teme (T/Lt.Cdr. D.G. Jeffrey, DSO, RCNR) and HMS Lapwing (Cdr.(Retd.) E.C. Hulton, RN). (1)
Sources
- ADM 173/19218
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.