Allied Warships
HMCS Prince Rupert (K 324)
Frigate of the River class
HMCS Prince Rupert as seen during the Second World War
Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
Type | Frigate |
Class | River |
Pennant | K 324 |
Built by | Yarrows Ltd. (Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada) |
Ordered | Oct 1941 |
Laid down | 1 Aug 1942 |
Launched | 3 Feb 1943 |
Commissioned | 30 Aug 1943 |
End service | 15 Jan 1946 |
History | Decommissioned 15 January 1946. Reported sunk as a breakwater at Royston, British Columbia. Some of the ship is still visible. |
Commands listed for HMCS Prince Rupert (K 324)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | T/Lt.Cdr. Robert William Draney, RCNR | 15 Jul 1943 | 24 Sep 1945 |
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Notable events involving Prince Rupert include:
8 Mar 1944
HMS H 34 (Lt. R.L. Jay, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMCS Prince Rupert (T/Lt.Cdr. R.W. Draney, RCNR), HMCS Napanee (T/Lt. S. Henderson, RCNR), HMCS Saskatchewan (Cdr. R.C. Medley, DSO, RN), HMCS Bittersweet (T/A/Lt.Cdr. F.B. Brooks-Hill, RCNVR), HMCS Waskesiu (Lt.Cdr. J.P. Fraser, RCNR) and HMCS Outremont (T/A/Lt.Cdr. H. Freeland, DSO, RCNR). (1)
13 Mar 1944
German U-boat U-575 was sunk in the north Atlantic north of the Azores, in position 46°18'N, 27°34'W, by depth charges from the Canadian frigate HMCS Prince Rupert, the US destroyer USS Hobson the US destroyer escort USS Haverfield and by depth charges from a British Wellington and Fortress aircraft (Sqdn. 172/B and 206/R and 220/J) and Avenger aircraft of the US escort carrier USS Bogue.
1 Aug 1944
HMS Tiptoe (Lt.Cdr. P.R.H. Harrison, DSO, DSC and Bar, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Larne with HMCS Prince Rupert (T/Lt.Cdr. R.W. Draney, RCNR). (2)
3 Apr 1945
HMS Upright (Lt. J.A.L. Wilkinson, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Bermuda with HMCS Waskesiu (T/Lt. L.D. Quick, RCNR) and HMCS Prince Rupert (T/Lt.Cdr. R.W. Draney, RCNR). (3)
4 Apr 1945
HMS Unruffled (T/Lt. A.H. MacCoy, DSC, SANF(V)) conducted A/S exercises off Bermuda together with HMCS Waskesiu (T/Lt. L.D. Quick, RCNR) and HMCS Prince Rupert (T/Lt.Cdr. R.W. Draney, RCNR). (4)
5 Apr 1945
HMS Unruffled (T/Lt. A.H. MacCoy, DSC, SANF(V)) conducted A/S exercises off Bermuda together with HMCS Waskesiu (T/Lt. L.D. Quick, RCNR) and HMCS Prince Rupert (T/Lt.Cdr. R.W. Draney, RCNR). (4)
7 Apr 1945
HMS Unruffled (T/Lt. A.H. MacCoy, DSC, SANF(V)) conducted A/S exercises off Bermuda together with HMCS Prince Rupert (T/Lt.Cdr. R.W. Draney, RCNR) and HMCS Strathroy (T/Lt. J.D. Moore, RCNVR). (4)
8 Apr 1945
HMS Unruffled (T/Lt. A.H. MacCoy, DSC, SANF(V)) conducted A/S exercises off Bermuda together with HMCS Prince Rupert (T/Lt.Cdr. R.W. Draney, RCNR) and HMCS Strathroy (T/Lt. J.D. Moore, RCNVR). (4)
9 Apr 1945
HMS Upright (Lt. J.A.L. Wilkinson, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Bermuda with HMCS Prince Rupert (T/Lt.Cdr. R.W. Draney, RCNR). (3)
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Sources
- ADM 173/18493
- ADM 173/19028
- ADM 173/20177
- ADM 173/20139
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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