Navy | The Royal Navy |
Type | Frigate |
Class | River |
Pennant | K 269 |
Built by | A. & J. Inglis Ltd. (Glasgow, Scotland) |
Ordered | 24 Jan 1942 |
Laid down | 31 Dec 1942 |
Launched | 4 Aug 1943 |
Commissioned | 31 Dec 1943 |
End service | 7 Feb 1944 |
History | Transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy on 7 February 1944. |
Career notes | To the Royal Canadian Navy as HMCS Meon |
Commands listed for HMS Meon (K 269)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Lt.Cdr. John Merrick Rayner, RD, RNR | 2 Nov 1943 | 7 Feb 1944 |
2 | T/Lt.Cdr. St. Clair Balfour, RCNVR | 7 Feb 1944 | 3 Jan 1945 |
3 | T/Lt. Nelson William Adams, RCNVR | 4 Jan 1945 | 15 Apr 1945 |
4 | T/Lt. Henry Snowdon Davis, RNR | 15 Apr 1945 | 25 Jul 1945 |
5 | Lt.Cdr. John Vivian Reeves-Brown, DSC, RN | 25 Jul 1945 | late 1945 |
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