| Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Flower |
| Pennant | K 141 |
| Built by | Morton Engineering and Dry Dock Co. (Quebec City, Quebec, Canada) |
| Ordered | 23 Jan 1940 |
| Laid down | 4 Oct 1940 |
| Launched | 7 May 1941 |
| Commissioned | 11 Sep 1941 |
| End service | 6 Jul 1945 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Fo'c's'le extention at the Saint John (New Brunswick, Canada) completed on 25 October 1943. Took part in Operations Torch and Neptune. Decommissioned 6 July 1945. Commanding Officers: T/Lt. George Enderby Cross, RCNVR T/Lt. Guy St. Aubin Mongenais, RCNVR T/Lt. Frank Oatley Plant, RCNVR |
Commands listed for HMCS Summerside (K 141)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | T/Lt. Francis O'Brien Gerity, RCNR | 11 Sep 1941 | 3 Jun 1943 | |
| 2 | George Enderby Cross, RCNVR | 4 Jun 1943 | 31 Aug 1943 | |
| 3 | Guy St. Aubin Mongenais, RCNVR | 1 Sep 1943 | 15 Nov 1944 | |
| 4 | Frank Oatley Plant, RCNVR | 18 Dec 1944 | 6 Jul 1945 | |
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Noteable events involving Summerside include:
29 Oct 1942
HMCS Rosthern (T/Lt. R.J.G. Johnson, RCNVR) and HMCS Summerside (T/Lt. F.O. Gerity, RCNR) together picks up survivors from the American tanker Pan New York that was torpedoed and damaged by the German submarine U-624 in the North Atlantic about 550 nautical miles west of Malin Head in position 54º58'N, 23º56'W. The corvettes sank the wrecked tanker with gunfire and depth charges.
18 Jan 1945
HMCS Summerside (T/Lt. F.O. Plant, RCNVR) had her repairs completed at Halifax.