| Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Flower |
| Pennant | K 176 |
| Built by | Victoria Machinery Depot Co. Ltd. (Victoria. British Columbia, Canada) |
| Ordered | 14 Feb 1940 |
| Laid down | 29 Apr 1940 |
| Launched | 7 Aug 1940 |
| Commissioned | 17 Mar 1941 |
| End service | 27 Jun 1945 |
| History | Fo'c's'le extention at Charlottetown (Prince Edward Island, Canada) completed on 25 April 1944. Decommissioned 27 June 1945. |
Commands listed for HMCS Kamloops (K 176)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | T/Lt. James Mitchell Gillison, RCNR | 17 Mar 1941 | 31 Oct 1941 | |
| 2 | T/Lt. Philip John Bowin Watts, RCNVR | 1 Nov 1941 | 4 Feb 1942 | |
| 3 | T/Lt. Ian Walker McTavish, RCNR | 5 Feb 1942 | 27 Mar 1942 | |
| 4 | A/Lt.Cdr. Jordan Hamilton Marshall, RCNVR | 28 Mar 1942 | 22 Aug 1942 | |
| 5 | T/Lt. Nevill Spencer Charles Dickinson, RCNVR | 23 Aug 1942 | 10 Jan 1943 | |
| 6 | T/Lt.Cdr. John Hubert Smith MacDonald, RCNR | 17 Feb 1943 | 1 Mar 1943 | |
| 7 | T/Lt. Donald McIntosh Stewart, RCNR | 2 Mar 1943 | 5 Nov 1943 | |
| 8 | T/Lt. Stephen Dalrymple Taylor, RCNR | 6 Nov 1943 | 20 Dec 1943 | |
| 9 | T/Lt. Donald McIntosh Stewart, RCNR | 21 Dec 1943 | 27 Jun 1945 | |
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Notable events involving Kamloops include:
1 Jul 1943
HMS P 511 (Lt. C.W. Taylor, RNR) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle together with HMS Hotspur (Cdr. A.M. McKillop, RN), HMCS Brandon (T/Lt. H.E. McArthur, RCNVR), HMS Borage (T/Lt.Cdr. A. Harrison, RNR), HMS Dahlia (T/Lt. M.S. Work, RNR), HMS Lagan (Lt.Cdr. A. Ayre, RNR), HMCS Kamloops (T/Lt. D.M. Stewart, RCNR) and HMS Primrose (T/Lt. P.E. Kitto, RNR). (1)
8 Aug 1943
HMS P 511 (Lt. R.H. Bull, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle together with HMS Polyanthus (T/Lt. J.G. Aitken, RNR), HMCS Drumheller (T/Lt. L.P. Denny, RCNR), HMS Lagan (Lt.Cdr. (retired) A. Ayre, RNR), HMCS Kamloops (T/Lt. D.M. Stewart, RCNR), HMCS Gatineau (Cdr. P.W. Burnett, RN), HMCS Chambly (T/A/Lt.Cdr. A.F. Pickard, RCNR), HMS Drury (Lt.Cdr. N.J. Parker, RN) and HMS Primrose (T/Lt. P.E. Kitto, RNR). (2)
9 Oct 1943
The British frigate HMS Duckworth (Cdr. Hugh Lloyd-Williams, DSO, RNVR) and the Canadian corvette HMCS Kamloops (T/Lt. D.M. Stewart, RCNR) together pick up 54 survivors from the American merchant Yorkmar that was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-645 about 475 nautical miles south of Iceland in position 56°38'N, 20°30'W.
19 Oct 1943
HMS H 50 (Lt. J.C. Varley, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMCS Kamloops (T/Lt. D.M. Stewart, RCNR), HMCS Chambly (T/A/Lt.Cdr. A.F. Pickard, RCNR), HMCS Gatineau (Cdr. P.W. Burnett, RN) and HMCS Drumheller (T/Lt. L.P. Denny, RCNR). (3)
21 Oct 1943
HMS Viking (Lt. R. Bannar-Martin, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Larne with HMS Philante (Capt. A.J. Baker-Cresswell, DSO, RN), HMCS Drumheller (T/Lt. L.P. Denny, RCNR), HMCS Kamloops (T/Lt. D.M. Stewart, RCNR), HMCS Chambly (T/A/Lt.Cdr. A.F. Pickard, RCNR), HMCS Sackville (Lt. A.H. Rankin, RCNVR) and other ships from a Canadian Escort Group. (4)
29 Nov 1943
HMS Stratagem (T/Lt. R.L. Willoughby, RNR) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMCS Kamloops (T/Lt. S.D. Taylor, RCNR) and HMCS Sackville (Lt. A.H. Rankin, RCNVR). (5)
18 Jun 1944
HMS L 27 (Lt. J.N. Elliott, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Bermuda with HMCS Kamloops (T/A/Lt.Cdr. D.M. Stewart, RCNR) and HMCS Algoma (T/Lt. L.F. Moore, RCNR). (6)
18 Jul 1944
HrMs O 15 (Lt. J.B.M.J. Maas, RNN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMCS Kamloops (T/A/Lt.Cdr. D.M. Stewart, RCNR), HMCS Morden (T/Lt. K.B. Culley, RCNVR) and HMCS Chilliwack (T/Lt. D.R. Watson, MBE, RCNR). (7)
23 Aug 1944
HMS Una (Lt. F.E. Ashmead-Bartlett, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Larne with HMCS Kamloops (T/A/Lt.Cdr. D.M. Stewart, RCNR) and another vessel. (8)
Media links
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Sources
- ADM 173/17926
- ADM 173/17927
- ADM 173/17833
- ADM 173/18454
- ADM 173/18128
- ADM 199/1830
- File 2.12.03.6400 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
- ADM 173/19194
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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