| Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Flower (rev.) |
| Pennant | K 687 |
| Built by | Collingwood Shipyards Ltd. (Collingwood, Ontario, Canada) |
| Ordered | Apr 1942 |
| Laid down | 29 May 1943 |
| Launched | 20 Dec 1943 |
| Commissioned | 9 May 1944 |
| End service | 27 Jun 1945 |
| History | Decommissioned 27 June 1945. |
Commands listed for HMCS Guelph (K 687)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. Godfrey Harry Hayes, DSC, RCN | 13 Mar 1944 | 14 May 1945 |
| 2 | T/Lt. Francis Dudley Wickett, RCNVR | 15 May 1945 | 20 May 1945 |
| 3 | T/Lt. Douglas Haig Smith, RCNVR | 21 May 1945 | 27 Jun 1945 |
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Notable events involving Guelph include:
20 Jul 1944
HMS L 27 (Lt. J.N. Elliott, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Bermuda with HMCS Thetford Mines (T/Lt. J.A.R. Allan, DSC, RCNVR), HMCS Snowberry (T/Lt. J.A. Dunn, RCNVR), HMCS La Hulloise (Lt.Cdr. J. Brock, RCNVR) and HMCS Guelph (Lt. G.H. Hayes, DSC, RCN). (1)
23 Jul 1944
HMS L 27 (Lt. J.N. Elliott, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Bermuda with HMCS La Hulloise (Lt.Cdr. J. Brock, RCNVR) and HMCS Guelph (Lt. G.H. Hayes, DSC, RCN). (2)
26 Jul 1944
HMS L 27 (Lt. J.N. Elliott, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Bermuda with HMCS Arrowhead (Skr.Lt. L.A. Hickey, RCNR), HMCS Guelph (Lt. G.H. Hayes, DSC, RCN), HMCS Thetford Mines (T/Lt. J.A.R. Allan, DSC, RCNVR) and HMCS Mahone (T/Lt. L.R. Hoar, RCNVR). (2)
27 Jul 1944
HMS L 27 (Lt. J.N. Elliott, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Bermuda with HMCS Thetford Mines (T/Lt. J.A.R. Allan, DSC, RCNVR), HMCS Cobourg (T/Lt. G.H. Johnson, RCNVR), HMCS Arrowhead (Skr.Lt. L.A. Hickey, RCNR) and HMCS Guelph (Lt. G.H. Hayes, DSC, RCN).
6 Apr 1945
HMS Sea Rover (Lt. H.S. May, RN) departed Portsmouth for Belfast. She was escorted by the Canadian corvette HMCS Guelph. (3)
8 Apr 1945
HMS Sea Rover (Lt. H.S. May, RN) makes a short stop at Fishguard instead of Belfast. She departed later the same day for the U.S.A. where she was to refit. She was escorted by the Canadian corvette HMCS Guelph during the passage. (3)
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Sources
- ADM 199/1830
- ADM 199/1830
- ADM 199/1444
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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