| Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Castle |
| Pennant | K 495 |
| Built by | Blyth Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Ltd. (Blyth, U.K.) |
| Ordered | 23 Jan 1943 |
| Laid down | 29 Jun 1943 |
| Launched | 24 Feb 1944 |
| Commissioned | 25 Jul 1944 |
| End service | 21 Nov 1945 |
| History | Decommissioned 14 November 1945. |
| Former name | HMS Hever Castle |
Commands listed for HMCS Copper Cliff (K 495)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Frank Goddard Hutchings, RCNR | 24 Jul 1944 | 3 Dec 1944 |
| 2 | T/Lt. Frederick Wilson Bogardus, RCNVR | 4 Dec 1944 | 11 Jan 1945 |
| 3 | T/Lt.Cdr. Frank Goddard Hutchings, RCNR | 12 Jan 1945 | 25 Jul 1945 |
| 4 | T/Lt.Cdr. William Evans, RCNVR | 26 Jul 1945 |
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Notable events involving Copper Cliff include:
24 Sep 1944
HMS Upshot (Lt. H.W. Wilkinson, RN) conducted special radar trials off Lamlash with HMCS Copper Cliff (T/A/Lt.Cdr. F.G. Hutchings, RCNR). (1)
26 Sep 1944
HMS Upshot (Lt. H.W. Wilkinson, RN) conducted special radar trials off Lamlash with HMCS Copper Cliff (T/A/Lt.Cdr. F.G. Hutchings, RCNR). (1)
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Sources
- ADM 173/19299
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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