| Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | Loch |
| Pennant | K 424 |
| Built by | Henry Robb Ltd. (Leith, U.K.) |
| Ordered | 24 Jul 1942 |
| Laid down | 13 Sep 1943 |
| Launched | 23 Mar 1944 |
| Commissioned | 31 Jul 1944 |
| End service | 20 Jun 1945 |
| History | Decommissioned 20 June 1945 and returned tp the Royal Navy. |
Commands listed for HMCS Loch Achanalt (K 424)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. Richard Wallace Hart, RCNVR | 8 May 1944 | 24 Mar 1945 |
| 2 | T/Lt. Richard James Belt, RCNVR | 25 Mar 1945 | 20 Jun 1945 |
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Notable events involving Loch Achanalt include:
23 Aug 1944
HMS Vitality (Lt. K.S. Renshaw, DSC, RNR) conducted exercises off Tobermory with HMCS Ribble (T/A/Lt.Cdr. A.B. Taylor, RCNR) and HMCS Loch Achanalt (T/Lt. R.W. Hart, RCNVR). (1)
27 Aug 1944
HMS Vitality (Lt. K.S. Renshaw, DSC, RNR) conducted exercises off Tobermory with HMCS Ribble (T/A/Lt.Cdr. A.B. Taylor, RCNR) and HMCS Loch Achanalt (T/Lt. R.W. Hart, RCNVR). (1)
28 Aug 1944
HMS Vitality (Lt. K.S. Renshaw, DSC, RNR) conducted exercises off Tobermory with HMCS Ribble (T/A/Lt.Cdr. A.B. Taylor, RCNR) and HMCS Loch Achanalt (T/Lt. R.W. Hart, RCNVR). (1)
1 Sep 1944
HMS Vitality (Lt. K.S. Renshaw, DSC, RNR) conducted exercises off Tobermory with HMCS Ribble (T/A/Lt.Cdr. A.B. Taylor, RCNR) and HMCS Loch Achanalt (T/Lt. R.W. Hart, RCNVR). (2)
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Sources
- ADM 173/19420
- ADM 173/19421
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.