| Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Algerine |
| Pennant | J 331 |
| Mod | Reciprocating engined |
| Built by | Port Arthur Shipbuilding Co. (Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada) |
| Ordered | 12 Dec 1941 |
| Laid down | 23 May 1942 |
| Launched | 21 Nov 1942 |
| Commissioned | 22 Oct 1943 |
| End service | 1958 |
| History | Decommissioned 31 July 1946. |
Commands listed for HMCS Portage (J 331)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Lt. Breen Philip Young, RCNR | 22 Oct 1943 | 19 Dec 1943 | |
| 2 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. George Murray Kaizer, RCNR | 20 Dec 1943 | 31 Dec 1943 | |
| 3 | T/Lt.Cdr. James Phillip Fraser, RCNR | 1 Jan 1944 | 9 Jan 1944 | |
| 4 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. George Murray Kaizer, RCNR | 11 Jan 1944 | 4 Jun 1945 | |
| 5 | T/Lt.Cdr. George Murray Kaizer, RCNR | 14 Jul 1945 | 2 Aug 1945 | |
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Notable events involving Portage include:
24 Feb 1945
HMS Upright (Lt. J.A.L. Wilkinson, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Bermuda with HMCS Smiths Falls (T/A/Lt.Cdr. P.T. Byers, RCNR) and HMCS Portage (T/Lt.Cdr. G.M. Kaizer, RCNR).
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Sources
- ADM 173/20175
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.