21 January 1944 A.D. HMCS New Waterford (K-321) Commissioned—1 of 2 RCN Ships Dad Served Aboard

21 January 1944 A.D.  HMCS New Waterford  (K-321) Commissioned—1 of 2 RCN Ships Dad Served Aboard

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HMCS New Waterford (K 321)

Frigate of the River class

Navy	The Royal Canadian Navy
Type	Frigate
Class	River
Pennant	K 321
Built by	Yarrows Ltd. (Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada)
Ordered	Jun 1942
Laid down	17 Feb 1943
Launched	3 Jul 1943
Commissioned	21 Jan 1944
End service	2 Dec 1966
History	Decommissioned 7 March 1946. Recommissioned as a Prestonian class frigate with penant number 304 on 31 January 1958. Decommissioned 2 December 1966.

Commands listed for HMCS New Waterford (K 321)

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	Commander	From	To
1	T/A/Lt.Cdr. Eric Rigby Shaw, RCNR	21 Jan 1944	23 Mar 1944
2	T/Lt.Cdr. William Edgar Slade Briggs, DSC, RCNR	24 Mar 1944	11 Nov 1945
3	T/A/Lt.Cdr. John McWhannell Leeming, RCNVR	12 Nov 1945	???