| Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Flower |
| Pennant | K 121 |
| Built by | Davie Shipbuilding and Repairing Co. Ltd. (Lauzon, Quebec, Canada) |
| Ordered | 22 Jan 1940 |
| Laid down | 12 Jul 1940 |
| Launched | 3 Oct 1940 |
| Commissioned | 26 Apr 1941 |
| End service | 24 Jul 1945 |
| History | Fo'c's'le extention at Liverpool (Nova Scotia, Canada) completed on 28 August 1943. Decommissioned on 24 June 1945. |
Commands listed for HMCS Rimouski (K 121)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. John Willard Bonner, RCNR | 27 Apr 1941 | 11 Nov 1941 |
| 2 | A/Lt.Cdr. Angus George Boulton, RCNVR | 12 Nov 1941 | 1 Dec 1942 |
| 3 | T/Lt. Reginald John Pickford, RCNVR | 2 Dec 1942 | 9 Sep 1944 |
| 4 | T/Lt. Cyril Douglas Chivers, RCNVR | 10 Sep 1944 | 17 Dec 1944 |
| 5 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Douglas Mitchell MacDonald, RCNVR | 18 Dec 1944 | 12 Jun 1945 |
| 6 | T/Lt. Thomas Stephenson Cook, RCNVR | 13 Jun 1945 | 24 Jul 1945 |
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Notable events involving Rimouski include:
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). (1)
7 Mar 1944
HrMs O 9 (Lt. J.B.M.J. Maas, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Lough Foyle together with HMS Louis (A/Lt.Cdr. R. Johnston, RNR), HMCS Waskesiu (Lt.Cdr. J.P. Fraser, RCNR), HMCS Rimouski (T/Lt. R.J. Pickford, RCNVR) and HMCS Snowberry (T/Lt. J.A. Dunn, RCNVR). (2)
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Sources
- ADM 173/17777
- File 2.12.03.6372 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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