| Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | River |
| Pennant | K 678 |
| Built by | Canadian Vickers Ltd. (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) |
| Ordered | Jun 1942 |
| Laid down | 11 Sep 1943 |
| Launched | 27 Nov 1943 |
| Commissioned | 14 Jun 1944 |
| End service | 19 Jan 1946 |
| History | Decommissioned 19 January 1946. |
Commands listed for HMCS Runnymede (K 678)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. Richard Cassels Chenoweth, RCNVR | 10 Apr 1944 | 22 Jan 1945 |
| 2 | T/A/Cdr. Alexander McAllister McLarnon, RCNR | 10 Feb 1945 | 22 Mar 1945 |
| 3 | A/Lt.Cdr. Richard Cassels Chenoweth, RCNVR | 23 Mar 1945 | 8 Jun 1945 |
| 4 | T/Cdr. Clarence Aubrey King, DSO, DSC, RCNR | 9 Jun 1945 | 22 Oct 1945 |
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Notable events involving Runnymede include:
Commanders; Lt.-Cdr., R.C. Chenoweth, RCNVR, 14/06/44 to 09/02/45. Cdr., A.M. McLarnon, RCNR, 10/02/45 to 22/03/45. Lt.-Cdr. R.C.Chenoweth, RCNVR, 23/03/45 to 08/06/45. Cdr.C.A.King, DSO, DSC & Bar, RCNR, 09/06/45 to 22/10/45. (1)
1 Aug 1944
HMS L 27 (Lt. J.N. Elliott, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Bermuda with and HMCS Runnymede (Lt. R.C. Chenoweth, RCNVR), HMCS Joliette (Skr.Lt. G.N. Downey, RCNR), HMCS Arrowhead (Skr.Lt. L.A. Hickey, RCNR) and HMCS Mahone (T/Lt. L.R. Hoar, RCNVR). (2)
3 Aug 1944
HMS L 27 (Lt. J.N. Elliott, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Bermuda with and HMCS Runnymede (Lt. R.C. Chenoweth, RCNVR), HMCS Joliette (Skr.Lt. G.N. Downey, RCNR) and HMS Frolic (T/A/Lt.Cdr. A.J. Wilkie, RNR). (2)
17 Aug 1944
HMS L 27 (Lt. J.N. Elliott, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Bermuda with HMCS Runnymede (Lt. R.C. Chenoweth, RCNVR), HMCS Joliette (Skr.Lt. G.N. Downey, RCNR), HMCS Nene (T/A/Lt.Cdr. E.R. Shaw, RCNR) and HMCS Cobalt (T/A/Lt.Cdr. R.M. Wallace, RCNVR). (2)
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Sources
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- ADM 199/1830
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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