| Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Algerine |
| Pennant | J 355 |
| Mod | Reciprocating engined |
| Built by | Port Arthur Shipbuilding Co. (Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada) |
| Ordered | 12 Dec 1941 |
| Laid down | 23 Dec 1942 |
| Launched | 19 Aug 1943 |
| Commissioned | 30 Sep 1944 |
| End service | 1950 |
| History | Decommissioned 28 July 1945. |
Commands listed for HMCS Rockcliffe (J 355)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. John Edisforth Heward, RCNR | 8 Aug 1944 | 28 Jul 1945 |
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Notable events involving Rockcliffe include:
3 Dec 1944
HMS Upright (Lt. J.A.L. Wilkinson, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Bermuda with HMCS Sea Cliff (Lt.Cdr. J.E. Harrington, RCNVR), HMCS Cap de la Madeleine (T/Lt.Cdr. R.A. Judges, RCNVR), HMCS Rockcliffe (T/Lt. J.E. Heward, RCNR) and HMCS Kirkland Lake (T/Lt. J.A. Tullis, RCNR). (1)
Sources
- ADM 173/19287
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.