HMCS Grou [SEP] vessel class
HMCS Grou
HMCS "Grou" was a River-class frigate that served with the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War. She served primarily as an ocean convoy escort in the Battle of the Atlantic. She was named for Jean Grou, a Roman Catholic martyr from Pointe-aux-Trembles, Quebec. The town's name was considered to long for a warship, so they chose something that was significantly tied to it.
"Grou" was ordered in October 1941 as part of the 1942–1943 River-
and English. The plaque itself has been missing in recent years (through 2009), but the following is its English inscription:
The register of Point-aux-Trembles of Montreal, dated 2 November 1694, completed the history of that battle. An English translation of that text follows,
According to Jean Martin, Ph.D., Director of History and Heritage (Direction de l'histoire et du patrimoine) at Canadian National Defence (Défense Nationale), the Canadian attack frigate HMCS Grou was named in honor of Jean Grou