| Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Castle |
| Pennant | K 489 |
| Built by | Henry Robb Ltd. (Leith, U.K.) |
| Ordered | 19 Jan 1943 |
| Laid down | 25 May 1943 |
| Launched | 13 Nov 1943 |
| Commissioned | 28 Feb 1944 |
| End service | 15 Nov 1945 |
| History | Decommissioned 15 November 1945. |
| Former name | HMS Guildford Castle |
Commands listed for HMCS Hespeler (K 489)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt.Cdr. Nevill Spencer Charles Dickinson, RCNVR | 21 Feb 1944 | 13 Nov 1944 |
| 2 | T/Lt. George Percy Manning, RCNVR | 14 Nov 1944 | Oct 1945 ? |
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Notable events involving Hespeler include:
26 Mar 1944
HMS United (Lt. N.R. Wood, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Stornoway together with HMCS Hespeler (T/Lt.Cdr. N.S.C. Dickinson, RCNVR). (1)
27 Mar 1944
HMS United (Lt. N.R. Wood, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Stornoway together with HMCS Hespeler (T/Lt.Cdr. N.S.C. Dickinson, RCNVR) and HMS Lancer (A/Skr.Lt. J.A. Cornelius, RNR). (1)
28 Mar 1944
HMS United (Lt. N.R. Wood, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Stornoway together with HMCS Hespeler (T/Lt.Cdr. N.S.C. Dickinson, RCNVR) and HMS Lancer (A/Skr.Lt. J.A. Cornelius, RNR). (1)
1 Apr 1944
HMS Uther (Lt. A.A. Catlow, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Stornoway with HMCS Hespeler (T/Lt.Cdr. N.S.C. Dickinson, RCNVR) and HMS Man o' War (T/Lt. P.W. Arnold, RNVR). (2)
15 Apr 1944
HMS H 28 (Lt. A.S. Melville-Ross, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with ships from the First Support Group and later with HMCS Hespeler (T/Lt.Cdr. N.S.C. Dickinson, RCNVR). (3)
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Sources
- ADM 173/19217
- ADM 173/19327
- ADM 173/18472
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.