Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
Type | Corvette |
Class | Castle |
Pennant | K 492 |
Built by | Smith's Dock Co., Ltd. (South Bank-on-Tees, U.K.) |
Ordered | 19 Jan 1943 |
Laid down | 23 Sep 1943 |
Launched | 10 Mar 1944 |
Commissioned | 21 Aug 1944 |
End service | 16 Nov 1945 |
History | Sold in 1946 and converted to mercantile Coquitlam.
Decommissioned on 16 November 1946.
Sold into merchant service in 1947 and renamed Coquitlam. |
Former name | HMS Walmer Castle |
Commands listed for HMCS Leaside (K 492)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Lt. Gordon Guthrie Keith Holder, RCNVR | 3 Jul 1944 | 15 Jun 1945 |
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