Allied Warships
HMCS Bowmanville (K 493)
Corvette of the Castle class
Photo from Imperial War Museum (IWM), FL-2722
| Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Castle |
| Pennant | K 493 |
| Built by | William Pickersgill & Sons Ltd. (Sunderland. U.K.) |
| Ordered | 23 Jan 1943 |
| Laid down | 12 Aug 1943 |
| Launched | 26 Jan 1944 |
| Commissioned | 28 Sep 1944 |
| End service | 15 Feb 1946 |
| History | Decommissioned on 15 February 1946. This ship was named after the town of Bowmanville, Ontario. |
| Former name | HMS Nunney Castle |
Commands listed for HMCS Bowmanville (K 493)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Mortimer Smith Duffus, RCNVR | 15 Sep 1944 | Oct 1945 ? |
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