 Fredericton was built for a crew of 85 including the commanding officer and five other officers . From 8 December 1941 to 1 July 1942 she was commanded by Acting Lieutenant Commander ( <unk> ) <unk> MacDonald of the <unk> . <unk> J.E. Harrington of the RCNVR commanded her from 2 July 1942 to 20 July 1944 and Lieutenant J.C. Smythe of the RCN commanded her from 21 July 1944 until she was decommissioned on 14 July 1945 . MacDonald also served on two other corvettes , HMCS <unk> from February to December 1941 and HMCS Timmins from March to April 1943 . 
