| Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | River |
| Pennant | K 325 |
| Built by | Yarrows Ltd. (Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada) |
| Ordered | Oct 1941 |
| Laid down | 2 May 1942 |
| Launched | 5 Dec 1942 |
| Commissioned | 31 Jul 1943 |
| End service | 18 Nov 1945 |
| History | Decommissioned 18 November 1945. |
Commands listed for HMCS St. Catharines (K 325)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Herbert Coates Reynard Davis, RCNR | 13 Apr 1943 | 14 Mar 1944 |
| 2 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Anthony Fenwick Pickard, RCNR | 15 Mar 1944 | 13 Dec 1944 |
| 3 | T/Lt.Cdr. James Phillip Fraser, DSC, RCNR | 14 Dec 1944 | 24 May 1945 |
| 4 | T/Lt. Adair Bruce Swain, RCNVR | 25 May 1945 | 18 Nov 1945 |
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Notable events involving St. Catharines include:
29 Nov 1943
HMS H 33 (Lt. D.G. Kent, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Icarus (Lt.Cdr. R. Dyer, RN), HMCS St. Catharines (Lt.Cdr. H.C.R. Davis, RCNR) and HMS Fennel (A/Lt.Cdr. W.P. Moffat, RCNVR). (1)
30 Nov 1943
HMS Stratagem (T/Lt. R.L. Willoughby, RNR) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMCS St. Catharines (Lt.Cdr. H.C.R. Davis, RCNR) and aircraft. (2)
11 Jan 1944
HMS Vampire (Lt. C.W. Taylor, RNR) participated in A/S exercises off Larne. Also a practice attack was made on HMCS St. Catharines (Lt.Cdr. H.C.R. Davis, RCNR). (3)
18 Feb 1944
HrMs O 9 (Lt. J.B.M.J. Maas, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Lough Foyle together with HMCS Morden (T/Lt. E.C. Smith, RCNVR), HMCS St. Catharines (Lt.Cdr. H.C.R. Davis, RCNR) and HMS Fennel (A/Lt.Cdr. W.P. Moffat, RCNVR). (4)
6 Mar 1944
After unsuccessful attempts at towing the boat to port German U-boat U-744 was sunk at 1830hrs on 6 March 1944 in the North Atlantic, in position 52°01'N, 22°37'W, after being torpedoed by the British destroyer HMS Icarus (Lt.Cdr. R. Dyer, RN). U-744 was attacked for over 30 hours by depth charges from HMS Icarus, the Canadian frigate HMCS St. Catharines (T/Lt.Cdr. A.F. Pickard, RCNR with Cdr. P.W. Burnett, DSC, RN escort group commander onboard), Canadian corvettes HMCS Fennel (A/Lt.Cdr. W.P. Moffat, RCNVR), HMCS Chilliwack (T/A/Lt.Cdr. C.R. Coughlin, RCNVR), Canadian destroyers HMCS Chaudiere (A/Lt.Cdr. C.P. Nixon, RCN), HMCS Gatineau (A/Lt.Cdr. H.V.W. Groos, RCN) and the British corvette HMS Kenilworth Castle (Lt. J.J.Allon, RNR).
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Sources
- ADM 173/17788
- ADM 173/18128
- ADM 173/19334
- File 2.12.03.6372 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.