HMCS Magog (K673)
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HMCS Magog (K673) was a River class frigate
that served in the Royal Canadian Navy
(RCN) in 1944.
Named after the town of Magog
, she was built by Canadian Vickers Ltd., Montreal, and was commissioned into the RCN at Quebec City
on 7 May 1944 with the pennant K673.
Magog was assigned to the RCN's Atlantic Fleet and received honours for service in the Battle of the Atlantic. She escorted Convoy ON.256 (Liverpool-New York City), joining the convoy from 8-9 October off eastern Canada. Several days later she escorted Convoy ONS.33 (Liverpool-Halifax), joining the convoy from 13-14 October in the same waters south of Newfoundland.
On 14 October 1944 Magog joined Convoy ONS.33G in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. At 1925 local time, Magog was torpedoed and damaged by U-1223, losing 65 feet (19.8 m) of her stern, killing 3 crew and injuring 3 others. Magog was taken in tow by to Quebec City
where she was declared a total constructive loss.
Magog was decommissioned from the RCN on 20 December 1944 and scrapped.
Her only commanding officer was Lt. Lewis Dennis Quick, RCNR (20 March 1944 - 20 December 1944).
River class frigate
The River class frigate was a class of 151 frigates launched between 1941 and 1944 for use as anti-submarine convoy escorts in the North Atlantic....
that served in the Royal Canadian Navy
Royal Canadian Navy
The history of the Royal Canadian Navy goes back to 1910, when the naval force was created as the Naval Service of Canada and renamed a year later by King George V. The Royal Canadian Navy is one of the three environmental commands of the Canadian Forces...
(RCN) in 1944.
Named after the town of Magog
Magog, Quebec
Magog is a city in southeastern Quebec, Canada, about east of Montreal at the confluence of Lake Memphremagog--after which the city was named—with the Rivière aux Cerises and the Magog River...
, she was built by Canadian Vickers Ltd., Montreal, and was commissioned into the RCN at Quebec City
Quebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...
on 7 May 1944 with the pennant K673.
Magog was assigned to the RCN's Atlantic Fleet and received honours for service in the Battle of the Atlantic. She escorted Convoy ON.256 (Liverpool-New York City), joining the convoy from 8-9 October off eastern Canada. Several days later she escorted Convoy ONS.33 (Liverpool-Halifax), joining the convoy from 13-14 October in the same waters south of Newfoundland.
On 14 October 1944 Magog joined Convoy ONS.33G in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. At 1925 local time, Magog was torpedoed and damaged by U-1223, losing 65 feet (19.8 m) of her stern, killing 3 crew and injuring 3 others. Magog was taken in tow by to Quebec City
Quebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...
where she was declared a total constructive loss.
Magog was decommissioned from the RCN on 20 December 1944 and scrapped.
Her only commanding officer was Lt. Lewis Dennis Quick, RCNR (20 March 1944 - 20 December 1944).