17 February 1944 A.D. HMCS ALGONQUIN (R-17) Commissioned
17 February 1944 A.D. HMCS ALGONQUIN (R-17) Commissioned http://canadasnavalmemorial.ca/history/this-month-in-rcn-history/ February 17, 1944 The “V” Class destroyer HMCS Algonquin (R17 and later 224) commissions into the Royal Canadian Navy. She is paid off 1 April 1970.