Allied Warships
HMCS Algoma (K 127)
Corvette of the Flower class
HMCS Algoma before her fo'c's'le was extended.
| Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Flower |
| Pennant | K 127 |
| Built by | Port Arthur Shipbuilding Co. (Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada) |
| Ordered | 1 Feb 1940 |
| Laid down | 18 Jun 1940 |
| Launched | 17 Dec 1940 |
| Commissioned | 11 Jul 1941 |
| End service | 6 Jul 1945 |
| History | Fo'c's'le extention at Liverpool, Nova Scotia completed on 15 April 1944. Decomissioned 6 June 1945. |
Commands listed for HMCS Algoma (K 127)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. John Harding, RCNR | 26 May 1941 | 30 Aug 1943 |
| 2 | T/Lt. James Phillip Fraser, RCNR | 1 Sep 1943 | 10 Oct 1943 |
| 3 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. John Harding, RCNR | 11 Oct 1943 | 3 Feb 1944 |
| 4 | Lt. Ernest Roy Hyman, RCNVR | 4 Feb 1944 | 4 Apr 1944 |
| 5 | T/Lt. Louis Frederick Moore, RCNR | 5 Apr 1944 | 9 Aug 1944 |
| 6 | T/Lt. Wilfred Davenport, RCNR | 10 Aug 1944 | 24 Aug 1944 |
| 7 | T/Lt. John Norrison Finlayson, RCNVR | 25 Aug 1944 | 6 Jun 1945 |
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Notable events involving Algoma include:
22 Feb 1942
HMCS Algoma (Lt. J. Harding, RCNR) picks up 12 survivors from the British tanker Adellen that was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-155 in the North Atlantic in position 49°20'N, 38°15'W.
7 Dec 1942
HMS H 34 (Lt. G.M. Noll, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMCS Moosejaw (T/Lt. L.D. Quick, RCN) and HMCS Algoma (T/Lt. J. Harding, RCNR). (1)
20 Jan 1943
HMS H 34 (Lt. G.M. Noll, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Hastings (Lt.Cdr. L.B. Philpott, DSC, RD, RNR), HMS Lulworth (Lt.Cdr.(Retd.) C. Gwinner, DSO, RN), HMCS Kitchener (T/A/Lt.Cdr. W. Evans, RCNVR), HMCS Algoma (T/A/Lt.Cdr. J. Harding, RCNR), HMCS Regina (T/A/Lt.Cdr. H. Freeland, RCNR) and HMCS Moosejaw (T/Lt. L.D. Quick, RCN). (2)
15 Apr 1943
HMS H 33 (Lt. J.A. Spender, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Pelican (Cdr. G.N. Brewer, RN), HMS Jed (Lt.Cdr. R.C. Freaker, DSO, RD, RNR), HMCS Algoma (T/A/Lt.Cdr. J. Harding, RCNR), HMCS Calgary (T/Lt. H.K. Hill, RCNVR) and HMS Sunflower (A/Lt.Cdr. J. Plomer, RCNVR). (3)
7 Dec 1943
HMS Stratagem (T/Lt. R.L. Willoughby, RNR) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Hotspur (Cdr. A.M. McKillop, RN) and HMCS Algoma (T/A/Lt.Cdr. J. Harding, RCNR). (4)
18 Jun 1944
HMS L 27 (Lt. J.N. Elliott, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Bermuda with HMCS Kamloops (T/A/Lt.Cdr. D.M. Stewart, RCNR) and HMCS Algoma (T/Lt. L.F. Moore, RCNR). (5)
28 Dec 1944
HMS Varne (Lt. I.G. Raikes, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Fishguard with HMCS Algoma (T/Lt. J.N. Finlayson, RCNVR). (6)
29 Dec 1944
HMS Varne (Lt. I.G. Raikes, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Fishguard with HMCS Algoma (T/Lt. J.N. Finlayson, RCNVR). (6)
Media links
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Sources
- ADM 173/17244
- ADM 173/17790
- ADM 173/17781
- ADM 173/18129
- ADM 199/1830
- ADM 173/19362
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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