Allied Warships
HMCS Shawinigan (K 136)
Corvette of the Flower class
Photo from Department of National Defence of Canada #MC-2921
Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
Type | Corvette |
Class | Flower |
Pennant | K 136 |
Built by | George T. Davie & Sons Ltd. (Lauzon, Quebec, Canada) |
Ordered | 24 Jan 1940 |
Laid down | 4 Jun 1940 |
Launched | 16 May 1941 |
Commissioned | 19 Sep 1941 |
Lost | 25 Nov 1944 |
Loss position | 47° 34'N, 59° 11'W |
History | HMCS Shawinigan (Lt. William James Jones, RCNR) was on an independent anti-submarine patrol in the Cabot Strait, when she was torpedoed and sunk with all hands by the German submarine U-1228 in position 47º34'N, 59º11'W. Hit by U-boat |
U-boat Attack | See our U-boat attack entry for the HMCS Shawinigan |
Commands listed for HMCS Shawinigan (K 136)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | T/Lt. Charles Patrick Balfry, RCNR | 28 Jul 1941 | 4 Jan 1944 |
2 | T/Lt. Richard Sugden Williams, RCNVR | 5 Jan 1944 | 14 Mar 1944 |
3 | T/Lt. William Edward Callan, RCNVR | 15 Mar 1944 | 4 Jun 1944 |
4 | T/Lt. William James Jones, RCNR | 5 Jun 1944 | 25 Nov 1944 (+) |
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Notable events involving Shawinigan include:
15 May 1942
HMS H 28 (Lt. R.E. Boddington, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMCS Lethbridge (T/Lt. H Freeland, RCNR), HMCS Shawinigan (T/A/Lt.Cdr. C.P. Balfry, RCNR), HMCS Prescott (Lt. G.H. Davidson, RCN), HMS Churchill (Cdr.(Retd.) P.J. Fitzgerald, RN) and USS Saucy (Lt. A.J. Smith, USN). (1)
3 Sep 1942
HMCS Shawinigan (T/A/Lt.Cdr. C.P. Balfry, RCNR) and HMCS Trail (T/A/Lt.Cdr. G.S. Hall, RCNR) together pick up 17 survivors from the Canadian merchant Donald Stewart that was torpedoed and sunk north-east of Cape Whittle in the Gulf of St. Lawrence in position 50°32'N, 58°46'W by German U-boat U-517.
17 Jul 1944
HMS L 27 (Lt. J.N. Elliott, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Bermuda with HMCS Shawinigan (T/Lt. W.J. Jones, RCNR) and HMCS Snowberry (T/Lt. J.A. Dunn, RCNVR). (2)
17 Jul 1944
HMS L 27 (Lt. J.N. Elliott, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Bermuda with HMCS Shawinigan (T/Lt. W.J. Jones, RCNR) and HMCS Snowberry (T/Lt. J.A. Dunn, RCNVR). (2)
21 Jul 1944
HMS L 27 (Lt. J.N. Elliott, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Bermuda with HMCS Midland (T/Lt. W.O.O. Barbour, RCNR) and HMCS Shawinigan (T/Lt. W.J. Jones, RCNR). (2)
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Sources
- ADM 173/17201
- ADM 199/1830
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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