Hull / pennantK680
ClassRiver class frigate
NavyRoyal Canadian Navy
CountryCanada
What is known about this ship
HMCS St. Pierre 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.
Class relationship
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
- River class Frigates - Allied Warships of WWII ↗uboat.net · accessed 2026-09-19
- RIVER (British- and earlier Canadian-built) frigates (SPEY) ↗Navypedia · accessed 2026-09-19
- RIVER (later Canadian-built) frigates (CHEBOGUE) ↗Navypedia · accessed 2026-09-19
- Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1922–1946Conway Maritime Press
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