HMCS Shawinigan

Several Canadian naval units have been named HMCS Shawinigan.

HMCS Shawinigan (K136) (I), a Flower-class corvette that served in the Royal Canadian Navy and was lost during the Battle of the Atlantic.
HMCS Shawinigan (MM 704) (II), a Kingston-class coastal defence vessel in the Canadian Forces, commissioned in 1997.

Battle honours

Atlantic, 1942–44.
Gulf of St. Lawrence, 1942, 1944.

References

Directorate of History and Heritage – HMCS Shawinigan

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