HMCS Penetang (K676)
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HMCS Penetang (K676) as DDE 219 © Canada, Department of National Defence |
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| Decommissioned: November 10, 1945. | ||
| Fate: Recommissioned June 1, 1954 as a Prestonian Class Frigate and used for training purposes. Lent to the Norwegian Navy in 1956 and renamed Draug. She was transferred outright three years later and broken up in 1966. | ||
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| Complement: 8 Officers, 133 other ranks | ||
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| Battle Honours: | Atlantic, 1945. | |
| Colours: | White and blue | |
| Badge: | Blazon Azure, an hourglass framed or, with sands argent, the upper cup nearly full. | |
HMCS Penetang (K676) was a River class frigate that served in the Royal Canadian Navy.
She was commissioned in October 1944 and was paid off in November 1945.
She later underwent the conversion to a Prestonian class ocean escort, recommissioning in June 1954, and wearing pennant 316 until she was finally paid off in December 1956.
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