Western Escort Force W-6
Western Escort Force W-6 was a unit of ships of the Royal Canadian Navy serving in the Western Escort Force during the Second World War. W-6 provided protection for convoys on the east coast of Canada and into the Atlantic Ocean. In December 1944 the group consisted of two s (, and ) and two s (, and ) By May 1945 "Oakville" had been replaced by the Flower-class corvette . On 10 May 1945, after the official end of the German war, the German Type IX submarine surrendered to W-6 south of Newfoundland.