| Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Castle |
| Pennant | K 491 |
| Built by | Henry Robb Ltd. (Leith, U.K.) |
| Ordered | 19 Jan 1943 |
| Laid down | 23 Jul 1943 |
| Launched | 26 Jan 1944 |
| Commissioned | 24 Apr 1944 |
| End service | 12 Apr 1946 |
| History | Decommissioned 12 April 1946. |
| Former name | HMS Hedingham Castle |
Commands listed for HMCS Orangeville (K 491)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. Francis Rodney Pike, RCNVR | 24 Apr 1944 | Oct 1945 ? |
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Notable events involving Orangeville include:
17 May 1944
HMS Una (Lt. C.A.J. Nicholl, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Capel (Lt. B.G. Heslop, DSC, RN), HNoMS Tunsberg Castle and HMCS Orangeville (Lt. F.R. Pike, RCNVR). (1)
22 May 1944
HMS Una (Lt. C.A.J. Nicholl, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Capel (Lt. B.G. Heslop, DSC, RN), HMS Caprice (Lt.Cdr. G.W. McKendrick, RN) and HMCS Orangeville (Lt. F.R. Pike, RCNVR). (1)
26 May 1944
HMS Una (Lt. C.A.J. Nicholl, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Stork (Cdr.(Retd.) G.W.E. Castens, DSO, RN), HMS Duncan (Lt. D.G.D. Hall-Wright, RN) and HMCS Orangeville (Lt. F.R. Pike, RCNVR). (1)
27 May 1944
HMS Una (Lt. C.A.J. Nicholl, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Loch Killin (Lt.Cdr. S. Darling, RANVR), HMS Duncan (Lt. D.G.D. Hall-Wright, RN) and HMCS Orangeville (Lt. F.R. Pike, RCNVR). (1)
17 Dec 1944
HMS Vengeful (Lt. A.S. Melville-Ross, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Larne with HMCS Arnprior (T/Lt. S.D. Thom, DSC, RCNVR), HMCS Frontenac (T/Lt. M.C. Bull, RCNVR) and HMCS Orangeville (Lt. F.R. Pike, RCNVR). (2)
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Sources
- ADM 173/19192
- ADM 173/19365
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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