Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. HMCS Toronto (K538) was a River class frigate that served in the Royal Canadian Navy from 1944-1945 and as a Prestonian class frigate from 1953-1956. Built by Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd., Lauzon, she was commissioned into the RCN on 6 May 1944 with the pennant K538. Following extensive work-up exercises in the vicinity of Bermuda, Toronto was transferred to Escort Group 16 which operated out of HMCS Protector at Sydney, Nova Scotia.