HMCS Saskatchewan (H70)

HMCS Saskatchewan (H70)

HMCS "Saskatchewan" (H70) was a "River"-class destroyer that served the Royal Canadian Navy from 1944-1946.

She was laid down on 25 July 1933 at John Brown Shipbuilding & Engineering Company Ltd. Clydebank and launched on 29 August 1934. She was commissioned into the Royal Navy on 27 April 1935 as an Interwar standard sclass|E and F|destroyer|1 with the name warship|HMS|Fortune|H70.

She was decommissioned by the RN on 31 May 1943 and transferred to Canada; she was commissioned into the RCN on that day as HMCS "Saskatchewan" (H70).

"Saskatchewan" joined Escort Group C3 in August 1943 and continued this duty through year end. From 6-30 June 1944 she was deployed with the 11th Escort Group providing ASW support to Operation Overlord.

She was decommissioned from the RCN on 28 January 1946.

References

* [http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/5421.html HMCS "Saskatchewan" (H70) - uboat.net]
* [http://www.hazegray.org/navhist/canada/ww2/riverdes/ "River"-class destroyers - hazegrey.org]


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