| Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Flower |
| Pennant | K 164 |
| Built by | Collingwood Shipyards Ltd. (Collingwood, Ontario, Canada) |
| Ordered | 1 Feb 1940 |
| Laid down | 12 Aug 1940 |
| Launched | 9 Apr 1941 |
| Commissioned | 19 Jun 1941 |
| End service | 8 Jul 1945 |
| History | Fo'c's'le extention at Liverpool (Nova Scotia, Canada) completed on 23 March 1944. Decommissioned 8 July 1945. |
Commands listed for HMCS Moosejaw (K 164)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Lt. Frederick Ernest Grubb, RCN | 3 Jun 1941 | 18 Dec 1941 | |
| 2 | T/Lt. Henry Drummond Campsie, RCNR | 19 Dec 1941 | 13 Feb 1942 | |
| 3 | T/Lt. Lewis Dennis Quick, RCNR | 14 Feb 1942 | 29 Aug 1943 | |
| 4 | T/Lt. John Eastwood Taylor, RCNVR | 30 Aug 1943 | 6 Oct 1943 | |
| 5 | T/Lt. Lewis Dennis Quick, RCNR | 7 Oct 1943 | 3 Feb 1944 | |
| 6 | T/Lt. Harold Brynjolfson, RCNVR | 14 Mar 1944 | 12 Oct 1944 | |
| 7 | T/Lt. Alexander Harvey, RCNR | 13 Oct 1944 | 8 Jul 1945 | |
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Notable events involving Moosejaw include:
10 Sep 1941
German U-boat U-501 was sunk at 2330hrs on 10 September 1941 in the Denmark Strait south of Angmagsalik, Greenland, in position 62°50'N, 37°50'W, by depth charges and ramming from the Canadian corvettes HMCS Chambly (A/Cdr. J.D. Prentice, RCN) and
HMCS Moosejaw (Lt. F.E. Grubb, RCN).
See also this website for Lt. Grubb's report (offsite link).
11 Sep 1941
HMCS Kenogami (Lt.Cdr. R. Jackson, RCNVR) and HMCS Moosejaw (T/Lt. L.D. Quick, RCN) together pick up 41 survivors from the British merchant Berury that was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-207 east of Cape Farewell in position 62°40'N, 38°50'W.
HMCS Kenogami also picks up 7 survivors from the British merchant Stonepool that was also torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-207 east of Cape Farewell in position 63°05'N, 37°50'W.
11 Oct 1941
HrMs O 10 (Lt. Baron D.T. Mackay, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory together with HMNZS Moa (Lt.Cdr. P.G. Connolly, DSC, RNZNVR) and HMS Visenda (T/Lt. S.F. Archer, RNR), HMCS Moosejaw (Lt. F.E. Grubb, RCN) and FFS Roselys. (1)
9 Jan 1942
HMCS Moosejaw (T/Lt. H.D. Campsie, RCNR) ran aground off the south entrance of St. John's harbour.
19 Feb 1942
HMCS Moosejaw (T/Lt. L.D. Quick, RCNR) was grounded again (see January 9th) at south entrance to St. John's harbour. She was undergoing temporary repairs at St. John's until 5 March when she left for Saint John, New Brunswick for permanent repairs that lasted until 25 June.
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). (2)
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). (3)
28 Feb 1945
HMCS Moosejaw (T/Lt. A. Harvey, RCNR) picks up 6 survivors from the British merchant Norfolk Coast that was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-1302 south-west of Strumble Head in position 51°58'N, 05°25'W.
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Sources
- File 2.12.03.6377 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
- ADM 173/17244
- ADM 173/17790
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.