HMCS Fort Frances (J 396)

Navy	The Royal Canadian Navy
Type	Minesweeper
Class	Algerine
Pennant	J 396
Mod	Reciprocating engined
Built by	Port Arthur Shipbuilding Co. (Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada)
Ordered	25 Nov 1942
Laid down	11 May 1943
Launched	30 Oct 1943
Commissioned	28 Oct 1944
End service	1974
History	Decommissioned 3 August 1945. recommissioned in 1948 as hydrographic survey ship with penant number 170. Classified as an oceanographic survey ship from 1958. Sold for scrap in 1974.

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	Commander	From	To
1	T/Lt. Donald Egerton Ryerson, RCNVR	4 Oct 1944	3 Aug 1945

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