| Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | River |
| Pennant | K 350 |
| Built by | Morton Engineering and Dry Dock Co. (Quebec City, Quebec, Canada) |
| Ordered | Oct 1941 |
| Laid down | 5 May 1942 |
| Launched | 24 Nov 1942 |
| Commissioned | 25 Oct 1943 |
| End service | 26 Jan 1946 |
| History | Decommissioned 26 January 1946. |
Commands listed for HMCS Cape Breton (K 350)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt.Cdr. Alexander McAllister McLarnon, RCNR | 25 Oct 1943 | 4 Jan 1945 |
| 2 | Lt. John Cryspo Leckie Annesley, RCN | 5 Jan 1945 |
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Notable events involving Cape Breton include:
16 Apr 1944
HrMs O 9 (Lt. R.W. van Lynden, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Lough Foyle together with HMCS Cape Breton (T/Lt.Cdr. A.M. McLarnon, RCNR) and HMCS Outremont (T/A/Lt.Cdr. H. Freeland, DSO, RCNR). (1)
20 Apr 1945
HMS Upright (Lt. J.A.L. Wilkinson, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Bermuda with HMCS Cape Breton (Lt. J.C.L. Annesley, RCN). (2)
25 Apr 1945
HMS Unruffled (T/Lt. A.H. MacCoy, DSC, SANF(V)) conducted A/S exercises off Bermuda together with HMCS Lachine (T/Lt. F.M. Travers, RCNVR) and HMCS Cape Breton (Lt. J.C.L. Annesley, RCN). (3)
26 Apr 1945
HMS Unruffled (T/Lt. A.H. MacCoy, DSC, SANF(V)) conducted A/S exercises off Bermuda together with HMCS Cape Breton (Lt. J.C.L. Annesley, RCN). (3)
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Sources
- File 2.12.03.6372 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
- ADM 173/20177
- ADM 173/20139
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.