| Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Flower |
| Pennant | K 146 |
| Built by | Davie Shipbuilding and Repairing Co. Ltd. (Lauzon, Quebec, Canada) |
| Ordered | 22 Jan 1940 |
| Laid down | 12 Jul 1940 |
| Launched | 5 Oct 1940 |
| Commissioned | 29 Apr 1941 |
| End service | 12 Jul 1945 |
| History | Fo'c's'le extention at the New York Navy Yard (New York, New York, U.S.A.) completed on 31 March 1944. Decommissioned 12 July 1945. |
Commands listed for HMCS Pictou (K 146)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | J. L. Driver, RCNR | 29 Apr 1941 | 17 Aug 1941 |
| 2 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Robert Baird Campbell, RCNR | 18 Aug 1941 | 4 Sep 1941 |
| 3 | T/Lt. Anthony George Scott Griffin, RCNVR | 5 Sep 1941 | 21 Aug 1942 |
| 4 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Louis de la Chesnaye Audette, RCNVR | 22 Aug 1942 | 19 Sep 1942 |
| 5 | T/Lt. Anthony George Scott Griffin, RCNVR | 20 Sep 1942 | 14 Mar 1943 |
| 6 | T/Lt. Philip Taber Byers, RCNR | 15 Mar 1943 | 19 Nov 1943 |
| 7 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Gordon Kingsley Fox, RCNVR | 20 Nov 1943 | 1 Oct 1944 |
| 8 | T/Lt. Fergus Cross, RCNR | 2 Oct 1944 | 12 Jul 1945 |
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Notable events involving Pictou include:
31 May 1943
HMS H 33 (Lt. J.A. Spender, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Northern Sky (T/Lt. O.B. Egjar, RNR), HMCS Pictou (T/Lt. P.T. Byers, RCNR), HMCS Bittersweet (T/Lt. F.B. Brooks-Hill, RCNVR) and HMCS Eyebright (T/Lt. H.L. Quinn, RCNVR). (1)
18 Aug 1943
HMS P 511 (Lt. R.H. Bull, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle together with HMCS Bittersweet (T/Lt. F.B. Brooks-Hill, RCNVR), HMCS Pictou (T/Lt. P.T. Byers, RCNR), HMCS Saskatchewan (Cdr. R.C. Medley, DSO, RN) and HMCS Mayflower (Lt. V. Browne, RCNR). (2)
19 Aug 1943
HMS H 32 (Lt. J.A.R. Troup, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMCS Pictou (T/Lt. P.T. Byers, RCNR), HMCS Bittersweet (T/Lt. F.B. Brooks-Hill, RCNVR), HMCS Saskatchewan (Cdr. R.C. Medley, DSO, RN) and HMCS Mayflower (Lt. V. Browne, RCNR). (3)
6 Nov 1943
HMS Thrasher (Lt.Cdr. A.R. Hezlet, DSC, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMCS Pictou (T/Lt. P.T. Byers, RCNR), HMS Enchantress (Cdr. A.E.T. Christie, OBE, DSC, RN) and HMS Glenarm (Lt.Cdr. W.R.B. Noall, DSO, RNR). (4)
15 Dec 1943
HMS H 32 (Lt. K.S. Renshaw, DSC, RNR) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMCS Rimouski (T/Lt. R.J. Pickford, RCNVR), HMCS Eyebright (T/Lt. H.L. Quinn, RCNVR), HMCS Saskatchewan (Cdr. R.C. Medley, DSO, RN) and HMCS Pictou (T/A/Lt.Cdr. G.K. Fox, RCNVR). (5)
16 Dec 1943
HMS H 32 (Lt. K.S. Renshaw, DSC, RNR) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMCS Skeena (A/Lt.Cdr. P.F.X. Russell, RCN), HMCS Pictou (T/A/Lt.Cdr. G.K. Fox, RCNVR), HMS Watchman (Lt.Cdr. G.H.D. Williams, RN) and aircraft. (5)
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Sources
- ADM 173/17782
- ADM 173/17927
- ADM 173/17773
- ADM 173/18231
- ADM 173/17777
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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