| Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Flower (rev.) |
| Pennant | K 345 |
| Built by | Kingston Shipbuilding Co. (Kingston, Ontario, Canada) |
| Ordered | Jun 1942 |
| Laid down | 21 Jan 1944 |
| Launched | 19 Aug 1944 |
| Commissioned | 28 Nov 1944 |
| End service | 8 Jul 1945 |
| History | Decommissioned 8 July 1945. |
Commands listed for HMCS Smiths Falls (K 345)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Philip Taber Byers, RCNR | 25 Oct 1944 | 8 Jul 1945 |
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Notable events involving Smiths Falls include:
24 Feb 1945
HMS Upright (Lt. J.A.L. Wilkinson, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Bermuda with HMCS Smiths Falls (T/A/Lt.Cdr. P.T. Byers, RCNR) and HMCS Portage (T/Lt.Cdr. G.M. Kaizer, RCNR).
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25 Feb 1945
HMS Upright (Lt. J.A.L. Wilkinson, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Bermuda with HMCS Smiths Falls (T/A/Lt.Cdr. P.T. Byers, RCNR) and HMCS Stratford (T/Lt. R.G. Magnussen, RCNVR). (1)
19 Apr 1945
HMS Unruly (T/Lt. D.J. Palmer, RNVR) conducted A/S exercises off Campbeltown with HMCS Asbestos (T/A/Lt.Cdr. J. Cuthbert, RCNR) and HMCS Smiths Falls (T/A/Lt.Cdr. P.T. Byers, RCNR). (2)
20 Apr 1945
HMS Upshot (Lt. A.J. Boyall, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Campbeltown with HMCS Asbestos (T/A/Lt.Cdr. J. Cuthbert, RCNR) and HMCS Smiths Falls (T/A/Lt.Cdr. P.T. Byers, RCNR). (3)
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Sources
- ADM 173/20175
- ADM 173/20144
- ADM 173/20190
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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