| Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Flower |
| Pennant | K 161 |
| Built by | Kingston Shipbuilding Co. (Kingston, Ontario, Canada) |
| Ordered | 7 Feb 1940 |
| Laid down | 31 Aug 1940 |
| Launched | 7 Jan 1941 |
| Commissioned | 26 Jun 1941 |
| End service | 20 Jul 1945 |
| History | Fo'c's'le extention at Liverpool, Nova Scotia completed on 27 October 1943. Decommissioned 20 July 1945. |
Commands listed for HMCS Prescott (K 161)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. Henry Auchinoole Russell, RCNR | 26 Jun 1941 | 30 May 1942 |
| 2 | Lt. Geoffrey Huntley Davidson, RCN | 31 May 1942 | 1 Jul 1942 |
| 3 | T/Lt. Henry Auchinoole Russell, RCNR | 2 Jul 1942 | 11 Sep 1942 |
| 4 | Lt. Wilfred McIsaac, RCNVR | 12 Sep 1942 | 28 Dec 1944 |
| 5 | T/Lt. George Jeffrey Mathewson, RCNVR | 29 Dec 1944 | 20 Jul 1945 |
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Noteable events involving Prescott include:
13 Mar 1943
German U-boat U-163 was sunk in the North Atlantic north-west of Cape Finisterre in position 45°05'N, 15°00'W by depth charges from the Canadian corvette HMCS Prescott (Lt. W. McIsaac, RCNVR). (see map)
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