| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Algerine |
| Pennant | J 462 |
| Mod | Reciprocating engined |
| Built by | Port Arthur Shipbuilding Co. (Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada) |
| Ordered | 15 Mar 1943 |
| Laid down | 18 Nov 1943 |
| Launched | 8 Aug 1944 |
| Commissioned | 17 Aug 1945 |
| End service | |
| History | Scrapped 3 December 1958. |
Commands listed for HMS Orcadia (J 462)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. Alfred Mitchell, RN | 11 Aug 1945 | 17 Aug 1946 |
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Notable events involving Orcadia include:
From November 1945 to December 1946 HMS Orcadia was a vessel of the 4th Minesweeping Flotilla, sweeping minefields in the North Sea, off the coast of Norway and in the Atlantic, North of Ireland. (1)
Sources
- Personal communication