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Commissioned at Vancouver on July 4, 1941, she
sailed from Esquimalt for Halifax on August 6, arriving on September
10. After working up in Bermuda she was initially assigned to
Halifax Local Defence Force, but was transferred in January, 1942,
to Newfoundland Force and in September to WLEF. With WLEF's division
into escort groups in June, 1943, Cowichan became a member of EG
W-6. She remained with the group until February, 1944, when she was
ordered to the U.K. for invasion duties. She left Halifax on
February 19 with Caraquet, Malpeque and Vegreville via the Azores
for Plymouth, arriving on March 13. Assigned to the 31st
Minesweeping Flotilla, she was present on D-Day. Cowichan returned
to Canada for refit late in February, 1945, but resumed her duties
overseas in June. Proceeding home in September, she was paid
off on October 9, 1945, and placed in reserve at Shelburne. Sold in
1946 to a New York buyer and converted for mercantile purposes under
Greek flag, she still existed in 1956 under her original name.
(Source: The Ships of Canada's Naval Forces 1910-1981 by Ken
Macpherson & John Burgess)
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ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY
