| Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Flower (rev.) |
| Pennant | K 455 |
| Built by | Midland Shipyards Ltd. (Midland. Ontario, Canada) |
| Ordered | Jun 1942 |
| Laid down | 18 Nov 1943 |
| Launched | 15 Jun 1944 |
| Commissioned | 20 Nov 1944 |
| End service | 12 Jul 1945 |
| History | Decommissioned 12 July 1945. |
Commands listed for HMCS Strathroy (K 455)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. Howard David Pepper, RCNVR | 24 Oct 1944 | 31 Jan 1945 |
| 2 | T/Lt. James Doran Moore, RCNVR | 1 Feb 1945 | 12 Jul 1945 |
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Notable events involving Strathroy include:
7 Apr 1945
HMS Unruffled (T/Lt. A.H. MacCoy, DSC, SANF(V)) conducted A/S exercises off Bermuda together with HMCS Prince Rupert (T/Lt.Cdr. R.W. Draney, RCNR) and HMCS Strathroy (T/Lt. J.D. Moore, RCNVR). (1)
8 Apr 1945
HMS Unruffled (T/Lt. A.H. MacCoy, DSC, SANF(V)) conducted A/S exercises off Bermuda together with HMCS Prince Rupert (T/Lt.Cdr. R.W. Draney, RCNR) and HMCS Strathroy (T/Lt. J.D. Moore, RCNVR). (1)
10 Apr 1945
HMS Upright (Lt. J.A.L. Wilkinson, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Bermuda with HMCS Strathroy (T/Lt. J.D. Moore, RCNVR). (2)
12 Apr 1945
HMS Unruffled (T/Lt. A.H. MacCoy, DSC, SANF(V)) conducted A/S exercises off Bermuda together with HMCS Strathroy (T/Lt. J.D. Moore, RCNVR) and HMCS Dunvegan (T/Lt. R.L.B. Hunter, RCNVR). (1)
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Sources
- ADM 173/20139
- ADM 173/20177
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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