| Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | River |
| Pennant | K 661 |
| Built by | Yarrows Ltd. (Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada) |
| Ordered | 1 Feb 1943 |
| Laid down | 2 Oct 1943 |
| Launched | 10 Feb 1944 |
| Commissioned | 4 Jul 1944 |
| End service | 30 Nov 1966 |
| History | Decommissioned on 2 May 1946. |
Commands listed for HMCS Antigonish (K 661)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Raiffe Dillon Barrett, RCNR | 15 Jun 1944 | 4 May 1945 |
| 2 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. James Alexander Dunn, RCNVR | 5 May 1945 | 22 Jul 1945 |
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Notable events involving Antigonish include:
30 Mar 1945
HrMs O 23 (Lt.Cdr. A.J. Schouwenaar, RNN) conducted attack exercises off Loch Alsh during which HMS Uproar (Lt. J.N. Devlin, DSC, RN) served as the target.
These attack exercises were followed by A/S exercises off Loch Alsh with HMCS Charlottetown (T/Lt.Cdr. J. Harding, RCNR), HMCS Antigonish (T/Lt.Cdr. R.D. Barrett, RCNR) and HMCS Kirkland Lake (Lt.Cdr. N.V. Clark, OBE, RCNR). (1)
1 Apr 1945
HrMs O 23 (Lt.Cdr. A.J. Schouwenaar, RNN) conducted attack exercises off Loch Alsh during which HMS Philante (Cdr. M.J. Evans, OBE, RN) served as the target. During these exercises HMS Philante was escorted by HMCS Charlottetown (T/Lt.Cdr. J. Harding, RCNR), HMCS Antigonish (T/Lt.Cdr. R.D. Barrett, RCNR) and HMCS Kirkland Lake (Lt.Cdr. N.V. Clark, OBE, RCNR). (1)
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Sources
- File 2.12.03.6428 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
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