Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
Type | Frigate |
Class | River |
Pennant | K 322 |
Built by | Morton Engineering and Dry Dock Co. (Quebec City, Quebec, Canada) |
Ordered | Oct 1941 |
Laid down | 18 Nov 1942 |
Launched | 3 Jul 1943 |
Commissioned | 27 Nov 1943 |
End service | 7 Jun 1965 |
History | Decommissioned 5 November 1945. |
Commands listed for HMCS Outremont (K 322)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Harry Freeland, DSO, RCNR | 20 Oct 1943 | 11 Aug 1944 |
2 | T/Lt.Cdr. Francis O'Brien Gerity, RCNR | 12 Aug 1944 | 5 Nov 1945 |
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Notable events involving Outremont include:
8 Mar 1944
HMS H 34 (Lt. R.L. Jay, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMCS Prince Rupert (T/Lt.Cdr. R.W. Draney, RCNR), HMCS Napanee (T/Lt. S. Henderson, RCNR), HMCS Saskatchewan (Cdr. R.C. Medley, DSO, RN), HMCS Bittersweet (T/A/Lt.Cdr. F.B. Brooks-Hill, RCNVR), HMCS Waskesiu (Lt.Cdr. J.P. Fraser, RCNR) and HMCS Outremont (T/A/Lt.Cdr. H. Freeland, DSO, RCNR). (1)
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). (2)
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Sources
- ADM 173/18493
- 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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