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HMCS New Waterford

HMCS New Waterford is documented as one canadian-built ships in the River-class production lineage.

K321 · River class frigateRoyal Canadian NavyWorld War II, PostwarVerified subject image
The Canadian River class frigate HMCS New Waterford (K321), as seen from the deck of the Royal Navy escort carrier HMS Fencer (D64), likely between 1944 and 1945.
The Canadian River class frigate HMCS New Waterford (K321), as seen from the deck of the Royal Navy escort carrier HMS Fencer (D64), likely between 1944 and 1945.This photograph A 26130 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums . · Public domainImage source
Hull / pennantK321
ClassRiver class frigate
NavyRoyal Canadian Navy
CountryCanada

What is known about this ship

HMCS New Waterford is documented as one canadian-built ships in the River-class production lineage.

Class context: River class frigate

The River class was the first mass-produced Allied ocean frigate design of the Second World War, combining Flower-class-style economical machinery and merchant-yard construction practice with a larger twin-screw hull suited to North Atlantic escort work.

This ship is recorded as a member of River class frigate. Shared design history belongs on the class page; this page concentrates on the individual hull where evidence is available.

Sources and further reading

  1. River class Frigates - Allied Warships of WWII ↗uboat.net · accessed 2026-09-19
  2. RIVER (British- and earlier Canadian-built) frigates (SPEY) ↗Navypedia · accessed 2026-09-19
  3. RIVER (later Canadian-built) frigates (CHEBOGUE) ↗Navypedia · accessed 2026-09-19
  4. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1922–1946Conway Maritime Press
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