| Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Flower |
| Pennant | K 231 |
| Built by | Marine Industries Ltd. (Sorel, Quebec, Canada) |
| Ordered | 20 Feb 1941 |
| Laid down | 22 Mar 1941 |
| Launched | 23 Aug 1941 |
| Commissioned | 16 Dec 1941 |
| End service | 19 Jun 1945 |
| History | Took part in operations Torch and Neptune. Decommissioned 19 June 1945. |
Commands listed for HMCS Calgary (K 231)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. Gerald Lancaster, RCNR | 15 Nov 1941 | 19 Jun 1942 |
| 2 | T/Lt. Henry Knox Hill, RCNVR | 20 Jun 1942 | 17 Mar 1944 |
| 3 | Lt. Aubrey Alvin Randle Dykes, RCNR | 18 Mar 1944 | 15 Sep 1944 |
| 4 | T/Lt. Leonard Douglas Marne Saunders, RCNVR | 16 Sep 1944 | 25 May 1945 |
| 5 | T/Lt. George McCraney Orr, RCNVR | 26 May 1945 | 19 Jun 1945 |
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Notable events involving Calgary include:
19 Mar 1942
HMS P 512 (Lt. J.C. Ogle, DSC, RN) and HMS P 514 (Lt. W.A. Phillimore, RN) departed New London, Connecticut, USA for Halifax, Canada. They were escorted by HMCS Calgary (T/Lt. G. Lancaster, RCNR) and HMCS Charlottetown (T/Lt. J.W. Bonner, RCNR). (1)
30 Jul 1942
HMCS Calgary (T/Lt. H.K. Hill, RCNVR) picks up 71 survivors from the British merchant Pacific Pioneer that was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-132 south-west of Sable Island in position 43°30'N, 60°35'W.
2 Dec 1942
HMS H 34 (Lt. G.M. Noll, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Beagle (Cdr. R.C. Medley, DSO, RN), HMS Asphodel (Lt. H.P. Carse, DSC, RNVR), HMCS Louisburg (Lt.Cdr. W.F. Campbell, RCNVR), HMCS Calgary (T/Lt. H.K. Hill, RCNVR), HMS Burnham (Lt.Cdr. T. Taylor, DSC, RN) and HMS Watchman (Lt.Cdr. J.M. Rodgers, RN). (2)
15 Apr 1943
HMS H 33 (Lt. J.A. Spender, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Pelican (Cdr. G.N. Brewer, RN), HMS Jed (Lt.Cdr. R.C. Freaker, DSO, RD, RNR), HMCS Algoma (T/A/Lt.Cdr. J. Harding, RCNR), HMCS Calgary (T/Lt. H.K. Hill, RCNVR) and HMS Sunflower (A/Lt.Cdr. J. Plomer, RCNVR). (3)
24 Jun 1943
HMS H 34 (T/Lt. R.L. Willoughby, RNR) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Itchen (Lt.Cdr.(Retd.) C.E. Bridgman, DSO, RNR), HMS Nene (Cdr. J.D. Birch, RD, RNR), HMCS Calgary (T/Lt. H.K. Hill, RCNVR) and HMS Fusilier (T/Lt. F.M. Phillips, RNVR). (4)
25 Jun 1943
HMS P 511 (Lt. C.W. Taylor, RNR) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle together with HMCS Calgary (T/Lt. H.K. Hill, RCNVR) and HMS Douglas (Lt.Cdr. K.H.J.L. Phibbs, RN). (5)
20 Nov 1943
German U-boat U-536 was sunk in the North Atlantic north-east of the Azores, in position 43°50'N, 19°39'W, by depth charges from the British frigate HMS Nene (Cdr. J.D. Birch, RD, RNR) and the Canadian corvettes HMCS Snowberry (T/Lt. J.A. Dunn, RCNVR) and HMCS Calgary (T/A/Lt.Cdr. H.K. Hill, RCNVR).
29 Dec 1944
German U-boat U-322 was sunk in the English Channel south of Weymouth, in position 50°25'N, 02°26'W, by depth charges from the Canadian corvette HMCS Calgary (T/Lt. L.D.M. Saunders, RCNVR).
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Sources
- ADM 199/1834
- ADM 173/17244
- ADM 173/17781
- ADM 173/17795
- ADM 173/17925
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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