| Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | River |
| Pennant | K 682 |
| Built by | Yarrows Ltd. (Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada) |
| Ordered | 1 Feb 1943 |
| Laid down | 6 Dec 1943 |
| Launched | 20 Mar 1944 |
| Commissioned | 29 Sep 1944 |
| End service | 7 Nov 1945 |
| History | Decommissioned 7 December 1945. |
Commands listed for HMCS Strathadam (K 682)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Howard Lee Quinn, RCNVR | 21 Aug 1944 | 7 Nov 1945 |
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Notable events involving Strathadam include:
29 Dec 1944
HMS Upright (Lt. J.A.L. Wilkinson, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Bermuda with HMCS Buckingham (T/A/Lt.Cdr. M.H. Wallace, RCNR) and HMCS Strathadam (T/A/Lt.Cdr. H.L. Quinn, RCNVR). (1)
3 Jan 1945
HMS Upright (Lt. J.A.L. Wilkinson, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Bermuda with HMCS Buckingham (T/A/Lt.Cdr. M.H. Wallace, RCNR) and HMCS Strathadam (T/A/Lt.Cdr. H.L. Quinn, RCNVR). (2)
8 Feb 1945
HMS Vengeful (Lt. A.S. Melville-Ross, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Loch Alsh with HMCS Strathadam (T/A/Lt.Cdr. H.L. Quinn, DSC, RCNVR) and HMCS Thedford Mines (T/Lt. J.A.R. Allan, DSC, RCNVR). (3)
7 Mar 1945
German U-boat U-1302 was sunk in St George?s Channel, in position 52°19'N, 05°23'W, by depth charges / hedgehog from the Canadian frigates HMCS La Hulloise (Lt.Cdr. J. Brock, RCNVR), HMCS Strathadam (A/Lt.Cdr. H.L. Quinn, DSC, RCNVR) and HMCS Thedford Mines (Lt. J.A.R. Allan, DSC, RCNVR).
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Sources
- ADM 173/19287
- ADM 173/20174
- ADM 173/20257
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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