| Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | River |
| Pennant | K 670 |
| Built by | George T. Davie & Sons Ltd. (Lauzon, Quebec, Canada) |
| Ordered | Jun 1942 |
| Laid down | 3 Nov 1943 |
| Launched | 27 May 1944 |
| Commissioned | 27 Oct 1944 |
| End service | 26 Mar 1965 |
| History | Decommissioned 22 November 1945. |
Commands listed for HMCS Fort Erie (K 670)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Aubrey Winston Ford, RCNR | 25 Sep 1944 | 20 Feb 1945 |
| 2 | T/Lt. Ernest Frederick Piper, RCNVR | 21 Feb 1945 | 5 Aug 1945 |
| 3 | A/Lt.Cdr. Richard Cassels Chenoweth, RCNVR | 6 Aug 1945 | 4 Nov 1945 |
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Notable events involving Fort Erie include:
8 Feb 1945
HMS Upright (Lt. J.A.L. Wilkinson, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Bermuda with HMCS Fort Erie (T/A/Lt.Cdr. A.W. Ford, RCNR). (1)
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Sources
- ADM 173/20175
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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