| Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Flower |
| Pennant | K 145 |
| Built by | Marine Industries Ltd. (Sorel, Quebec, Canada) |
| Ordered | 22 Jan 1940 |
| Laid down | 11 Apr 1940 |
| Launched | 8 Aug 1940 |
| Commissioned | 22 Nov 1940 |
| End service | 27 Jun 1945 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Fo'c's'le extended at Baltimore (Maryland, U.S.A.) on 25 May 1944. Decommissioned and returned to the Royal Navy on 27 June 1945. Commanding Officers: Lt.Cdr. Edgar George Skinner, RCNR Skr.Lt. Lester Alton Hickey, RCNR Lt. William Percy Wickett, RCNVR Lt. Roy Howard Sylvester, RCNVR Skr.Lt. Lester Alton Hickey, RCNR Lt. Roy Howard Sylvester, RCNVR |
| Former name | HMS Arrowhead |
Commands listed for HMCS Arrowhead (K 145)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | V. Torraville, RCN | 21 Nov 1940 | 17 Jan 1941 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Edgar George Skinner, RCNR | 18 Jan 1941 | 19 Apr 1943 |
| 3 | Skr.Lt. Lester Alton Hickey, RCNR | 20 Apr 1943 | 10 Feb 1944 |
| 4 | T/Lt. William Percy Wickett, RCNVR | 11 Feb 1944 | 4 Mar 1944 |
| 5 | Roy Howard Sylvester, RCNVR | 5 Mar 1944 | 15 Apr 1944 |
| 6 | Skr.Lt. Lester Alton Hickey, RCNR | 16 Apr 1944 | 21 Oct 1944 |
| 7 | Roy Howard Sylvester, RCNVR | 22 Oct 1944 | 27 Jun 1945 |
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Noteable events involving Arrowhead include:
9 Oct 1942
HMCS Hepatica (T/Lt. T. Gilmour, RCNR) and and HMCS Arrowhead (Cdr. E.G. Skinner, DSO, RCNR) together pick up 19 survivors from the Canadian merchant Carolus that was torpedoed and sunk in the Gulf of St.Lawrence near Bic Island in position 48º47'N, 68º10'W by the German submarine U-69.