Canadian Summerside Corvette in the Sea

Canadian Summerside Corvette in the Sea

Aug 5, 2019 #canadians
Summerside Corvette

 

Canadian Summerside Corvette (HMCS Summerside) at sea during the Second World War.

Summerside Corvette, the board number is K141, class – Flower.
Summerside Corvette was built in Canada.
Summerside Corvette construction started on October 4, 1940, launched on May 7, 1941, accepted into the Canadian Navy on September 11, 1941.

Summerside Corvette was used in the North Atlantic to escort Allied naval convoys between Halifax and Western approaches, participated in the Allied landings in North Africa (1942) and Normandy (1944).

Summerside Corvette withdrawn from the Canadian Navy in 1945.




Location: Atlantic
Picture Time: 1943-1945

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