RapidFireWeb RCN Flower class Corvettes (DND Photo) HMCS Regina (K234). The Flower-class corvette was a British class of 294 corvettes used during the Second World War, specifically with the Allied navies as anti-submarine convoy escorts during the Battle of the Atlantic. RN ships of this class were named after such as the lead ship HMS Gladiolus, hence the … Read more
RCN Corvettes (Flower class) HMCS Agassiz (K129) (DND Photo via the CFB Esquimalt Naval Museum) HMCS Agassiz (K129) Flower class Corvette. Built by Burrard Dry Dock Co. Ltd., Vancouver, BC, HMCS Agassiz was commissioned at Vancouver on 23 Jan 1941. On 17 Mar 1941, HMCS Alberni, HMCS Agassiz and HMCS Wetaskiwin departed Esquimalt for Halifax. … Read more
RCN Flower class Corvettes: HMCS Arrowhead (K145), HMCS Arvida (K113), HMCS Asbestos (K358), HMCS Atholl (K15) HMCS Arrowhead (K145) (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 4821042) HMCS Arrowhead (K145) Flower class Corvette. Built for the RN, she was commissioned at Sorel on 22 Nov 1940 as HMS Arrowhead K145. After arriving at Halifax on … Read more
RCN Flower class Corvettes: HMCS Baddeck (K147), HMCS Barrie (K138), HMCS Battleford (K165), HMCS Beauharnois (K540) HMCS Baddeck (K147) (RCN Photo, 1944) HMCS Baddeck (K147) Flower class Corvette. Commissioned at Quebec City on 18 May 1941, HMCS Baddeck arrived at Halifax on 29 May 1941. She again left Quebec City late in Jun 1941 for … Read more
RCN Flower class Corvettes: HMCS Belleville (K332), HMCS Bittersweet (K182), HMCS Brandon (K149), HMCS Brantford (K218) HMCS Belleville (K332) (RCN Photo) HMCS Belleville (K332) Flower class Corvette. Commissioned at Kingston on 19 Oct 1944, she visited the Ontario port for which she was named before leaving for Halifax, where she arrived early in Nov 1944. … Read more
RCN Flower class Corvettes: HMCS Buctouche (K179), HMCS Calgary (K231), HMCS Camrose (K154), HMCS Chambly (K116) HMCS Buctouche (K179) (RCN Photo) HMCS Buctouche (K179) Flower class Corvette. Commissioned at Quebec City on 05 Jun 1941, HMCS Buctouche arrived at Halifax on 12 Jun 1941. After working up, she joined Newfoundland Force at St. John’s on 29 … Read more
RCN Flower class Corvettes: HMCS Charlottetown (K244), HMCS Chicoutimi (K156), HMCS Chilliwack (K131), HMCS Cobalt (K124) HMCS Charlottetown (K244) (RCN Photo) HMCS Charlottetown (K244) Flower class Corvette. Built by the Kingston Shipbuilding Co., Ltd, Ont., she was commissioned at Quebec City on 13 Dec 1941 and arrived at Halifax on 18 Dec 1941. She was … Read more
RCN Flower class Corvettes: HMCS Cobourg (K333), HMCS Collingwood (K180), HMCS Dauphin (K157), HMCS Dawson (K104) HMCS Cobourg (K333) (Linda Carleton Photo) HMCS Cobourg (K333) Flower class Corvette. Launched at Midland, Ontario, she was commissioned there on 11 May 1944. She arrived at Halifax 17 Jun 1944, having visited her namesake port en route. She … Read more
RCN Flower class Corvettes: HMCS Drumheller (K167), HMCS Dundas (K229), HMCS Dunvegan (K177), HMCS Regina (K234) âHMCS Drumheller (K167) (DND Photo) HMCS Drumheller (K167) Flower class Corvette. Built at Collingwood, Ontario, she was commissioned at Montreal on 13 Sep 1941. HMCS Drumheller arrived at Halifax on 25 Sep 1941. She joined Sydney Force in Nov 1941 … Read more
RCN Flower class Corvettes: HMCS Edmundston (K106), HMCS Eyebright (K150), HMCS Fennel (K194), HMCS Fergus (K686) HMCS Edmundston (K106) (DND Photo) HMCS Edmundston (K106) Flower class Corvette. Commissioned at Esquimalt on 21 Oct 1941, Edmundston was assigned after workups to Esquimalt Force. On 20 Jun 1942, she rescued 31 crew members of SS Fort Camosun, disabled … Read more
