| Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | River |
| Pennant | K 326 |
| Built by | Yarrows Ltd. (Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada) |
| Ordered | Apr 1942 |
| Laid down | 16 Dec 1942 |
| Launched | 21 Apr 1943 |
| Commissioned | 5 Dec 1943 |
| End service | 7 Nov 1945 |
| History | Taken over from the builder on 15 November 1943. Decommissioned 7 November 1945. |
Commands listed for HMCS Port Colborne (K 326)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Colin James Angus, RCNR | 15 Nov 1943 | 2 Apr 1945 |
| 2 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Maurice Faulkner Oliver, RCNR | 3 Apr 1945 | 7 Nov 1945 |
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Notable events involving Port Colborne include:
25 Feb 1944
HMS L 26 (Lt. A.G. Prideaux, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises at/off St. Margarets Bay with HMCS Atholl (T/Lt. W.D.H. Gardiner, RCNVR) and HMCS Port Colborne (T/Lt.Cdr. C.J. Angus, RCNR). (1)
28 Feb 1944
HMS L 26 (Lt. A.G. Prideaux, DSC, RN) shifted from St. Margarets Bay to Halifax. She was escorted by HMCS Port Colborne (T/Lt.Cdr. C.J. Angus, RCNR). (1)
19 May 1944
HMS United (Lt. N.R. Wood, RN) arrived at Lough Foyle.
Later the same day A/S exercises were carried out together with HMCS Port Colborne (T/Lt.Cdr. C.J. Angus, RCNR), HMCS Saint John (A/Lt.Cdr. W.R. Stacey, RCNR) and another vessel of the Royal Canadian Navy. (2)
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Sources
- ADM 199/1830
- ADM 173/19219
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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