Royal Canadian Navy Service, 1940-1944
Renard was sold to the Royal Canadian Navy in 1940 and commissioned as HMCS Renard (S13) for use in inshore patrol duty during World War II. Later reclassified Z13, she was decommissioned in 1944 and returned to her owners.
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