| Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Castle |
| Pennant | K 494 |
| Built by | Harland & Wolff Ltd. (Belfast, Northern Ireland) |
| Ordered | 23 Jan 1943 |
| Laid down | 21 Jun 1943 |
| Launched | 8 Feb 1944 |
| Commissioned | 8 Jun 1944 |
| End service | 14 Mar 1946 |
| History | Decommissioned on 14 March 1946. Sold in 1948 to Uruguay being renamed Montevideo. |
| Former name | HMS Rising Castle |
Commands listed for HMCS Arnprior (K 494)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt.Cdr. Alan Herbert Easton, DSC, RCNR | 28 Aug 1945 | 14 Mar 1946 |
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Notable events involving Arnprior include:
25 Jul 1944
HMS Shakespeare (Lt. D. Swanston, DSC and Bar, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Larne with HMCS Huntsville (T/Lt. C.B. Hermann, RCNVR). (1)
28 Jul 1944
HMS Shakespeare (Lt. D. Swanston, DSC and Bar, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Larne with HMS Hurst Castle (Lt. H.G. Chesterman, DSC and Bar, RNR) and HMCS Huntsville (T/Lt. C.B. Hermann, RCNVR). (1)
30 Jul 1944
HMS Tiptoe (Lt.Cdr. P.R.H. Harrison, DSO, DSC and Bar, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Larne with HMCS Arnprior (T/Lt. S.D. Thom, DSC, RCNVR) and HMCS St. Thomas (T/A/Lt.Cdr. L.P. Denny, RCNR). (2)
2 Aug 1944
HMS Una (Lt. A.G. Chandler, RNR) conducted A/S exercises off Campbeltown with HMS Bamborough Castle (T/Lt. M.S. Work, DSC and Bar, RNR) and HMCS Arnprior (T/Lt. S.D. Thom, DSC, RCNVR). (3)
3 Aug 1944
HrMs O 9 (Lt. R.W. van Lynden, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown with HMS Bamborough Castle (T/Lt. M.S. Work, DSC and Bar, RNR) and HMCS Arnprior (T/Lt. S.D. Thom, DSC, RCNVR). (4)
9 Aug 1944
HrMs O 9 (Lt. R.W. van Lynden, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown with HMS Shemara (Cdr.(Retd.) H. Buckle, RN) and HMCS Arnprior (T/Lt. S.D. Thom, DSC, RCNVR). (4)
17 Dec 1944
HMS Vengeful (Lt. A.S. Melville-Ross, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Larne with HMCS Arnprior (T/Lt. S.D. Thom, DSC, RCNVR), HMCS Frontenac (T/Lt. M.C. Bull, RCNVR) and HMCS Orangeville (Lt. F.R. Pike, RCNVR). (5)
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Sources
- ADM 173/18719
- ADM 173/19026
- ADM 173/19194
- File 2.12.03.6373 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
- ADM 173/19365
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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