HMCS Waskesiu

J A Foster, Heart of Oak, Methuen 1985

This the River class frigate HMCS Waskesiu, built in Equimault by the Canadian branch of Yarrows Ltd. It was launched in April of 1943 and served as a Atlantic convoy escort till May of 1945. A refit for tropical service was in process when the war ended.
 Declared surplus after the war, the ship was sold to India in 1947 to be converted to a pilot vessel and was renamed the Hooghly after the river on which it served.