Canadian Bittersweet corvette (HMCS Bittersweet) in port in 1941.
Bittersweet corvette, board number is K182, class – Flower.
Bittersweet corvette was built in the UK. Construction began on April 17, 1940, launched on September 12, 1940, and commissioned 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Bittersweet corvette was withdrawn from the Canadian Navy in 1945 and returned to the UK.
Source of information about Bittersweet corvette photo: www.navy.forces.gc.ca
Location: Atlantic
Photo time: 1941