Allied Warships

HMS Meon (K 269)

Frigate of the River class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeFrigate
ClassRiver 
PennantK 269 
Built byA. & J. Inglis Ltd. (Glasgow, Scotland) 
Ordered24 Jan 1942 
Laid down31 Dec 1942 
Launched4 Aug 1943 
Commissioned31 Dec 1943 
End service7 Feb 1944 
History

Transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy on 7 February 1944.
Returned to the Royal Navy on 23 April 1945.
Scrapped 14 May 1966.

 
Career notesTo the Royal Canadian Navy as HMCS Meon

Commands listed for HMS Meon (K 269)

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CommanderFromTo
1Lt.Cdr. John Merrick Rayner, RD, RNR2 Nov 19437 Feb 1944
2T/Lt.Cdr. St. Clair Balfour, RCNVR7 Feb 19443 Jan 1945
3T/Lt. Nelson William Adams, RCNVR4 Jan 194515 Apr 1945
4T/Lt. Henry Snowdon Davis, RNR15 Apr 194525 Jul 1945
5Lt.Cdr. John Vivian Reeves-Brown, DSC, RN25 Jul 1945late 1945

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