Canadian Warship Losses in the Second World War, 1939-1945by Rob Fisher |
Date | HMCS | Cause of Loss of Warship | Task | Area | Position |
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25 June 1940 | Fraser (destroyer) | Collision with HMS Calcutta | Evacuation of France | Bay of Biscay | 45-44N 01-31W |
22 October 1940 | Margaree (destroyer) | Collision with SS Port Fairy | Convoy escort OL 8 | North Atlantic | 53-24N 22-50W |
26 March 1941 | Otter (armed yacht) | Explosion and fire | Patrol | Off Halifax | 44-23N 63-26W |
19 September 1941 | Levis (corvette) | Torpedoed by U-74 | Convoy escort SC 44 | North Atlantic | 60-07N 38-37W |
7 December 1941 | Windflower (corvette) | Collision with SS Zypenberg | Convoy escort SC 58 | Off Grand Banks | 46-19N 49-30W |
10 February 1942 | Spikenard (corvette) | Torpedoed by U-136 | Convoy escort SC 67 | North Atlantic | 56-10N 21-07W |
7 September 1942 | Raccoon (armed yacht) | Torpedoed by U-165 | Convoy escort QS 33 | St. Lawrence River | 49-01N 67-17W |
11 September 1942 | Charlottetown (corvette) | Torpedoed by U-517 | Convoy escort SQ 30 | St. Lawrence River | 49-12N 66-48W |
14 September 1942 | Ottawa (destroyer) | Torpedoed by U-91 | Convoy escort ON 127 | North Atlantic | 47-55N 43-27W |
6 February 1943 | Louisburg (corvette) | Torpedoed by German aircraft | Convoy escort KMS 8 | Mediterranean Sea | 36-15N 00-15E |
22 February 1943 | Weyburn (corvette) | Mined | Convoy escort MKS 8 | Off Gibraltar | 35-46N 06-02W |
20 September 1943 | St. Croix (destroyer) | Torpedoed by U-305 | Convoy escort ON 202 | North Atlantic | 57-30N 31-10W |
21 October 1943 | Chedabucto (minesweeper) | Collision with SS Lord Kelvin | Patrol | St. Lawrence River | 48-14N 69-16W |
29 April 1944 | Athabaskan (destroyer) | Torpedoed by German destroyer T-24 | Patrol | English Channel | 48-32N 04-32W |
7 May 1944 | Valleyfield (frigate) | Torpedoed by U-548 | Convoy escort ONM 234 | Off Cape Race, Newfoundland | 46-03N 52-24W |
2 July 1944 | MTB-460 (motor torpedo boat) | Mined | Patrol | English Channel | Off Le Havre |
8 July 1944 | MTB-463 (motor torpedo boat) | Mined | Patrol | English Channel | |
8 August 1944 | Regina (corvette) | Torpedoed by U-667 | Convoy escort EBC 66 | Irish Sea | 50-42N 05-03W |
21 August 1944 | Alberni (corvette) | Torpedoed by U-480 | Patrol | English Channel | 50-18N 00-51W |
25 October 1944 | Skeena (destroyer) | Wrecked in storm | At Anchor | Iceland | |
25 November 1944 | Shawinigan (corvette) | Torpedoed by U-1228 | Patrol | Cabot Strait | 47-34N 59-11W |
24 December 1944 | Clayoquot (minesweeper) | Torpedoed by U-806 | Convoy escort XB 139 | Off Halifax | 44-30N 63-20W |
14 February 1945 | MTB-459 MTB-461 MTB-462 MTB-465 MTB-466 (motor torpedo boats) |
Explosion and fire | In Harbour | Ostend, Belgium | |
22 February 1945 | Trentonian (corvette) | Torpedoed by U-1004 | Convoy escort BTC 76 | English Channel | 50-06N 04-50W |
17 March 1945 | Guysborough (minesweeper) | Torpedoed by U-868(1) | Passage | Bay of Biscay | 46-43N 09-20W |
16 April 1945 | Esquimalt (minesweeper) | Torpedoed by U-190 | Patrol | Off Halifax | 44-28N 63-10W |
Date | HMCS | Cause of Loss of Warship | Task | Area | Position |
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15 November 1942 | Saguenay(2) (destroyer) | Collision with SS Azra | Convoy escort | Off Cape Race | |
4 October 1944 | Chebogue(3) (frigate) | Torpedoed by U-1227 | Convoy escort ONS 33 | North Atlantic | 49-20N 24-20W |
8 October 1944 | Mulgrave (minesweeper) | Mined | Sweeping | English Channel | 49-29N 00-11W |
14 October 1944 | Magog (frigate) | Torpedoed by U-1223 | Convoy escort GONS 33 | St. Lawrence River | 49-12N 67-19W |
29 March 1945 | Teme (frigate) | Torpedoed by U-246 | Convoy escort BTC 111 | Off Land's End | 50-07N 05-45W |