| Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Flower |
| Pennant | K 148 |
| Built by | Saint John Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. (Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada) |
| Ordered | 24 Jan 1940 |
| Laid down | 23 May 1940 |
| Launched | 4 Dec 1940 |
| Commissioned | 5 Aug 1941 |
| End service | 16 Jul 1945 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Fo'c's'le extention at Charlottetown (Prince Edward Island, Canada) completed on 1 November 1943. Decommissioned 16 July 1945. Commanding Officers: T/Lt. Harry George Denyer, RCNR T/A/Lt.Cdr. Louis de la Chesnaye Audette, RCNVR T/Lt. D.M. Fraser, RCNVR T/Lt. Kenneth William Winsby, RCNVR |
Commands listed for HMCS Amherst (K 148)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | A/Lt.Cdr. Alexander Keith Young, RCNR | 6 Feb 1941 | 20 Nov 1941 |
| 2 | T/Lt. Harry George Denyer, RCNR | 21 Nov 1941 | 19 Sep 1942 |
| 3 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Louis de la Chesnaye Audette, RCNVR | 20 Sep 1942 | 24 May 1944 |
| 4 | D. M. Fraser, RCNVR | 25 May 1944 | 16 Dec 1944 |
| 5 | T/Lt. Kenneth William Winsby, RCNVR | 17 Dec 1944 | 16 Jul 1945 |
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Noteable events involving Amherst include:
11 Sep 1942
HMCS Amherst (T/Lt. H.G. Denyer, RCNR) picks up 40 survivors from the Norwegian merchant Hindanger that was torpedoed and sunk in the North Atlantic in position 49º32'N, 32º21'W by the German submarine U-608.