Allied Warships

HMCS Prince David (F 89)

Armed Merchant Cruiser of the Prince class

Navy	The Royal Canadian Navy
Type	Armed Merchant Cruiser
Class	Prince
Pennant	F 89
Built by	Cammell Laird Shipyard (Birkenhead, U.K.)
Ordered
Laid down	12 Feb 1930
Launched
Commissioned	28 Dec 1940
End service	11 Jun 1945
History	Conversion to armed merchant cruiser completed on 28 December 1940. Rebuilt as Landing Ship Infantry LSI(M) from 1 March 1943 and recommissioned as such on 6 January 1944. As LSI(M) she was armed with 2 4" AA guns (1x2), 1 40mm AA, 6 20mm AA (6x1). She carried 2 LCM's, 1 LCS(M) and 5 LCA's or LCP(L)'s and 444 troops. Decommissioned 11 June 1945. Sold into mercantile service in 1946 as Charlton Monarch. Scrapped at Swansea, Wales in 1951.

Commands listed for HMCS Prince David (F 89)

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	Commander	From	To
1	T/Cdr. William Barclay Armit, RCNR	28 Dec 1940	24 Mar 1941
2	Cdr. Kenneth Frederick Adams, RCN	25 Mar 1941	1 Dec 1941
3	A/Capt. Valentine Stuart Godfrey, RCN	2 Dec 1941	18 Mar 1942
4	T/Lt. Thomas Douglas Kelly, RCNR	19 Mar 1942	16 Apr 1942
5	A/Capt. Valentine Stuart Godfrey, RCN	17 Apr 1942	17 Apr 1943
6	T/Lt.Cdr. Thomas Douglas Kelly, RCNR	18 Apr 1943	11 Jun 1945

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