Canadian Bittersweet corvette (HMCS Bittersweet) in a stormy sea.
Bittersweet corvette, board number K182, class – Flower.
The Bittersweet corvette was built in Great Britain: construction began on April 17, 1940, launched on September 12, 1940, and was accepted into the Canadian Navy on January 23, 1941.
The Bittersweet corvette was used in the North Atlantic to escort Allied sea convoys between Halifax and Liverpool (specifically HX113, ONS192, ON262).
Bittersweet corvette was withdrawn from the Canadian Navy in 1945 and returned to Great Britain.
Source: Defense Canada / Alberta Maritime Museum.
Source of information about Bittersweet corvette photo: www.navy.forces.gc.ca