Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
Type | Frigate |
Class | River |
Pennant | K 664 |
Built by | Davie Shipbuilding and Repairing Co. Ltd. (Lauzon, Quebec, Canada) |
Ordered | 1 Feb 1943 |
Laid down | 30 Nov 1943 |
Launched | 6 Jul 1944 |
Commissioned | 13 Dec 1944 |
End service | 13 Nov 1945 |
History | Decommissioned 13 November 1945. |
Commands listed for HMCS Carlplace (K 664)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | T/Lt. Charles Edmund Wright, RCNVR | 8 Nov 1944 | 13 Nov 1945 |
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Notable events involving Carlplace include:
5 Mar 1945
HMS Upright (Lt. J.A.L. Wilkinson, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Bermuda with HMCS Dunver (T/A/Lt.Cdr. W. Davenport, RCNR), HMCS Carlplace (T/Lt. C.E. Wright, RCNVR), HMCS Kenora (T/Lt. R.M. Meredith, RCNR) and HMCS Prescott (T/Lt. G.J. Mathewson, RCNVR). (1)
12 Mar 1945
HMS Upright (Lt. J.A.L. Wilkinson, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Bermuda with HMCS Wallaceburg (T/A/Lt.Cdr. F.E. Burrows, RCNVR) and HMCS Carlplace (T/Lt. C.E. Wright, RCNVR).
(1)
5 Apr 1945
HMS Sportsman (Lt. P.L. Langley-Smith, RN) departed New London for Holy Loch. She was escorted by the Canadian frigate HMCS Carlplace (T/Lt. C.E. Wright, RCNVR).
For the daily positions of HMS Sportsman during this passage see the map below.
(2)
15 Apr 1945
HMS Sportsman (Lt. P.L. Langley-Smith, RN) departed Horta, Azores and continued her passage still escorted by HMCS Carlplace (T/Lt. C.E. Wright, RCNVR). (2)
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Sources
- ADM 173/20176
- ADM 199/1842
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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