| Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Flower |
| Pennant | K 175 |
| Built by | Burrard Dry Dock Co. Ltd. (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) |
| Ordered | 14 Feb 1940 |
| Laid down | 11 Apr 1940 |
| Launched | 18 Jul 1940 |
| Commissioned | 17 Dec 1940 |
| End service | 19 Jun 1945 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Fo'c's'le extention at Galveston (Texas, U.S.A.) completed on 6 March 1944. Decommissioned 19 June 1945. Commanding Officers: A/Lt.Cdr. John Richard Kidston, RCNVR T/Lt. Arthur Walton, RCNR T/A/Lt.Cdr. Mortimer Smith Duffus, RCNVR T/Lt. Arthur Walton, RCNR |
| Former name | HMCS Banff |
Commands listed for HMCS Wetaskiwin (K 175)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Guy Stanley Windeyer, RCN | 17 Dec 1940 | 4 Nov 1942 |
| 2 | John Richard Kidston, RCNVR | 5 Nov 1942 | 21 Mar 1944 |
| 3 | Arthur Walton, RCNR | 22 Mar 1944 | 6 Aug 1944 |
| 4 | Mortimer Smith Duffus, RCNVR | 7 Aug 1944 | 15 Sep 1944 |
| 5 | Arthur Walton, RCNR | 16 Sep 1944 | 19 Jun 1945 |
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Noteable events involving Wetaskiwin include:
17 Oct 1941
The Norwegian merchant Barfonn is torpedoed and sunk in the North Atlantic in position 56º58'N, 25º04'W by the German submarine U-432. The Canadian corvette HMCS Wetaskiwin (Lt.Cdr. G.S. Windeyer, RCN) later picks up 24 survivors.
24 Jan 1942
HMCS Wetaskiwin (Lt.Cdr. G.S. Windeyer, RCN) started a refit at Liverpool, Nova Scotia, Canada.
31 Jul 1942
The German submarine U-588 was sunk in the North Atlantic, in position 49º59'N, 36º36'W, by depth charges from the Canadian corvette HMCS Wetaskiwin (Lt.Cdr. G.S. Windeyer, RCN) and the Canadian destroyer HMCS Skeena (A/Lt.Cdr. D.L. Dyer, RCN). (see map)
9 Mar 1943
HMCS Wetaskiwin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.R. Kidston, RCNVR) completed a refit at Liverpool, Nova Scotia, Canada.