18 April 1944 A.D. HMCS ORKNEY (K-448) Commissioned
18 April 1944 A.D. HMCS ORKNEY (K-448) Commissioned http://canadasnavalmemorial.ca/history/this-month-in-rcn-history/ April 18, 1944 The River Class frigate HMCS Orkney (K448) commissions into the Royal Canadian Navy. She will be paid off 21 January 1946.