| Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | River |
| Pennant | K 671 |
| Built by | George T. Davie & Sons Ltd. (Lauzon, Quebec, Canada) |
| Ordered | Jun 1942 |
| Laid down | 2 Jul 1943 |
| Launched | 10 Jun 1944 |
| Commissioned | 30 Aug 1944 |
| End service | 24 May 1965 |
| History | Decommissioned 7 November 1945. |
Commands listed for HMCS Lauzon (K 671)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt.Cdr. William Woods, OBE, RCNR | 22 Jun 1944 | 10 Apr 1945 |
| 2 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. John Boyd Graham, RCNVR | 11 Apr 1945 | 7 Nov 1945 |
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Notable events involving Lauzon include:
10 Nov 1944
HMS Cleopatra (Capt. B.I. Robertshaw, RN) conducted torpedo firing exercises off Bermuda. These were followed by a night encounter exercise with HMCS Lauzon (T/Lt.Cdr. W. Woods, OBE, RCNR). (1)
14 Nov 1944
HMS Cleopatra (Capt. B.I. Robertshaw, RN) conducted A/S exercises with the submarine HMS Upright (Lt. J.A.L. Wilkinson, RN).
Later HA gunnery exercises were carried out by HMS Cleopatra.
In the evening HMS Cleopatra conducted night encounter exercises with the frigate HMCS Lauzon (T/Lt.Cdr. W. Woods, OBE, RCNR) and corvette HMCS Kenogami (T/Lt. R.G. McKenzie, RCNVR). (1)
15 Nov 1944
HMS Cleopatra (Capt. B.I. Robertshaw, RN) conducted gunnery exercises of Bermuda.
In the evening night encounter exercises were carried out with the frigates HMCS Lauzon (T/Lt.Cdr. W. Woods, OBE, RCNR) and HMCS Poundmaker (T/Lt.Cdr. H.S. Maxwell, RCNVR). (1)
19 Dec 1944
HMS Vengeful (Lt. A.S. Melville-Ross, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Larne with HMCS Lauzon (T/Lt.Cdr. W. Woods, OBE, RCNR), HMS Narborough (Lt.Cdr. W.R. Muttram, DSC, RN), HMS Loch Eck (Lt.Cdr. R.C. Freaker, DSO and Bar, DSC, RD, RNR) and HMS Braithwaite (Lt.Cdr. P.J. Stoner, RN). (2)
28 Jan 1945
HMS Vengeful (Lt. A.S. Melville-Ross, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Loch Alsh with HMCS Lauzon (T/Lt.Cdr. W. Woods, OBE, RCNR) and HMS Inglis (T/A/Lt.Cdr. A.P. Cobbold, RNVR). (3)
28 Jan 1945
HMS Stubborn (Lt. A.G. Davies, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Loch Alsh with HMS Narborough (Lt.Cdr. W.R. Muttram, DSC, RN) and HMCS Lauzon (T/Lt.Cdr. W. Woods, OBE, RCNR). (4)
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Sources
- ADM 53/119139
- ADM 173/19365
- ADM 173/20256
- ADM 173/18861
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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