HMCS Summerside (K141)

HMCS Summerside was a Flower-class corvette that served the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War. She served in several naval theatres of the war. She was named for Summerside, Prince Edward Island. Following the end of the war, the ship was sold for scrap and broken up.

For other ships with the same name, see HMCS Summerside.

A view of HMCS Summerside at sea, circa 1943-1945
History
Canada
NameSummerside
NamesakeSummerside, Prince Edward Island
Ordered23 January 1940
BuilderMorton Engineering & Dry Dock Co., Quebec City
Laid down4 October 1940
Launched7 May 1941
Commissioned11 September 1941
Decommissioned6 July 1945
RefitForecastle extended at Saint John on 25 October 1943.
IdentificationPennant number: K141
Honours and
awards		Atlantic, 1941-44; Normandy, 1944; English Channel, 1944-45 Gulf of St. Lawrence, 1942, 1944
FateScrapped in June 1946 in Canada.
General characteristics
Class and typeFlower-class corvette (original)
Displacement925 long tons (940 t; 1,036 short tons)
Length205 ft (62.48 m)o/a
Beam33 ft (10.06 m)
Draught11.5 ft (3.51 m)
Propulsion
  • single shaft
  • 2 × water tube boilers
  • 1 × 4-cycle triple-expansion reciprocating steam engine
  • 2,750 ihp (2,050 kW)
Speed16 knots (29.6 km/h)
Range3,500 nautical miles (6,482 km) at 12 knots (22.2 km/h)
Complement85
Sensors and
processing systems
  • 1 × SW1C or 2C radar
  • 1 × Type 123A or Type 127DV sonar
Armament
  • 1 × BL 4 in (102 mm) Mk.IX gun
  • 2 × .50 cal machine gun (twin)
  • 2 × Lewis .303 cal machine gun (twin)
  • 2 × Mk.II depth charge throwers
  • 2 × depth charge rails with 40 depth charges
  • originally fitted with minesweeping gear, later removed
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