20 March 1943 A.D. HMCS OTTAWA (H-31) Commissioned & Put to Sea
20 March 1943 A.D. HMCS OTTAWA (H-31) Commissioned & Put to Sea http://canadasnavalmemorial.ca/history/this-month-in-rcn-history/ The “G” class destroyer HMCS Ottawa (H31) commissions into the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN). Originally transferred to the RCN with her original name, Griffin, she shortly after renamed Ottawa. She is paid off 1 November 1945.