| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Bangor |
| Pennant | J 138 |
| Mod | Reciprocating engined |
| Built by | Dufferin Shipbuilding Co. (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) : Montreal-Loco |
| Ordered | 28 Nov 1940 |
| Laid down | 8 Apr 1941 |
| Launched | 3 Sep 1941 |
| Commissioned | 13 May 1942 |
| End service | |
| History | Sold 9 February 1948. |
Commands listed for HMS Qualicum (J 138)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. Frank Seymour Tolliday, RNR | 10 Apr 1942 | 22 Mar 1943 |
| 2 | T/Lt. Horace Stevens, RNVR | 22 Mar 1943 | early 1945 |
| 3 | T/Lt. John Kennedy, RNVR | early 1945 | 30 May 1945 |
| 4 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Headley Grafton Moore, RNVR | 30 May 1945 | mid/late45 |
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Notable events involving Qualicum include:
4 Aug 1942
HMS L 27 (Lt. G.D.N. Milner, DSC, RN) departed New London, Connecticut, USA for St.John's, Newfoundland. She was escorted by HMS Qualicum (T/Lt. F.S. Tolliday, RNR). (1)
11 Aug 1942
HMS L 27 (Lt. G.D.N. Milner, DSC, RN) departed St.John's, Newfoundland. She was escorted by HMS Qualicum (T/Lt. F.S. Tolliday, RNR) until 2100/12. (1)
9 Jan 1943
HMS P 224 (Lt. J.R. Drummond, DSC, RN) departed Holy Loch for Lerwick. She made the passage together with HMS Trident (Lt. P.E. Newstead, RN) and HMS P 314 (Lt.Cdr. A.F. Collett, DSC, RN). They were escorted by HMS Qualicum (T/Lt. F.S. Tolliday, RNR). (2)
14 Jan 1943
HMS Graph (Lt. P.B. Marriott, RN) departed from Lerwick bound for Holy Loch. She was escorted by HMS Qualicum (T/Lt. F.S. Tolliday, RNR). (3)
5 May 1943
HMS Upstart (Lt. P.C. Chapman, DSC and Bar, RN) conducted A/S exercises in Lough Foyle with HMS Azalea (Lt. G.C. Geddes, RNR), HMS Fleetwood (Cdr. W.B. Piggott, OBE, RD, RNR), HMS Mignonette (Lt. H.H. Brown, RNR), HMS Qualicum (T/Lt. H. Stevens, RNVR) and HMS Fort York (Lt.Cdr. C.H. Corbet-Singleton, DSC and 2 Bars, RN). (4)
Sources
- ADM 173/17306
- ADM 199/627
- ADM 173/17748
- ADM 173/18373
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.