HMCS Valleyfield

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HMCS Valleyfield was a River-class frigate that served with the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War. She served primarily as a convoy escort in the Battle of the Atlantic. She was torpedoed and sunk in May 1944, the only River-class frigate lost by the RCN. She was named for Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec.

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K329
length 91.9 metre, draft 3.9 metre, beam 11.3 metre, 
River-class frigatefrigateMorton Engineering and Dry Dock CompanyRoyal Canadian Navy


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    1943 River-class frigate
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ship commissioning
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keel laying
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ship launching
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