Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
Type | Frigate |
Class | River |
Pennant | K 323 |
Built by | Yarrows Ltd. (Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada) |
Ordered | Jun 1942 |
Laid down | 5 May 1943 |
Launched | 7 Sep 1943 |
Commissioned | 21 Mar 1944 |
End service | 1 Dec 1945 |
History | Decommissioned 1 December 1945. |
Commands listed for HMCS Springhill (K 323)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Lt.Cdr. William Charles Halliday, RCNR | 9 Feb 1944 | 23 Apr 1945 |
2 | T/Lt.Cdr. John Harding, RCNR | 24 Apr 1945 | 1 Dec 1945 |
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Notable events involving Springhill include:
26 Jun 1944
HMS L 27 (Lt. J.N. Elliott, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Bermuda with HMCS Springhill (Lt.Cdr. W.C. Halliday, RCNR) and HMCS Toronto (T/Lt.Cdr. H.K. Hill, RCNVR). (1)
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Sources
- ADM 199/1830
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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