Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
Type | Frigate |
Class | River |
Pennant | K 407 |
Built by | Yarrows Ltd. (Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada) |
Ordered | Oct 1941 |
Laid down | 16 Jul 1943 |
Launched | 6 Nov 1943 |
Commissioned | 16 May 1944 |
End service | 15 Sep 1967 |
History | Decommissioned 2 June 1946. |
Commands listed for HMCS Beacon Hill (K 407)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | T/Lt.Cdr. Edward Theodore Simmons, DSO, RCNVR | 16 Apr 1944 | 5 Mar 1945 |
2 | Cdr. Robert Marriott Aubrey, DSC, RN | 5 Mar 1945 | Aug 1945 |
3 | T/Lt.Cdr. Edward Theodore Simmons, DSO, RCNVR | Aug 1945 | 12 Aug 1945 |
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Notable events involving Beacon Hill include:
24 Aug 1944
HMS L 27 (Lt. J.N. Elliott, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Bermuda with HMCS Beacon Hill (T/Lt.Cdr. E.T. Simmons, DSO, RCNVR), HMCS Digby (T/Lt. E.O. Ormsby, RCNVR), HMCS Trillium (T/Lt. K.E. Meredith, RCNVR) and HMCS Riviere du Loup (T/Lt. R.N. Smillie, RCNVR). (1)
25 Aug 1944
HMS L 27 (Lt. J.N. Elliott, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Bermuda with HMCS Beacon Hill (T/Lt.Cdr. E.T. Simmons, DSO, RCNVR) and HMCS Kokanee (Lt.Cdr. J.H. Marshall, RCNVR). (1)
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Sources
- ADM 199/1830
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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