| Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Flower |
| Pennant | K 159 |
| Built by | Davie Shipbuilding and Repairing Co. Ltd. (Lauzon, Quebec, Canada) |
| Ordered | 22 Jan 1940 |
| Laid down | 24 Feb 1940 |
| Launched | 6 Jul 1940 |
| Commissioned | 15 May 1941 |
| End service | 27 Jun 1945 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Fo'c's'le extention at the New York Navy Yard (New York, New York, U.S.A.) completed on 8 June 1944. Decommissioned and returned to the Royal Navy on 27 June 1945. Commanding Officers: T/Lt. Thomas Gilmour, RCNR T/Lt. Henry Ernest Lade, RCNR T/Lt. John Alexander Ferguson, RCNR T/Lt. E.M. Lutes, RCNVR |
| Former name | HMS Hepatica |
Commands listed for HMCS Hepatica (K 159)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Charles Copelin, RCNR | 15 Nov 1940 | 31 Oct 1941 |
| 2 | Thomas Gilmour, RCNR | 1 Nov 1941 | 11 Apr 1943 |
| 3 | Henry Ernest Lade, RCNR | 12 Apr 1943 | 5 Sep 1943 |
| 4 | John Alexander Ferguson, RCNR | 6 Sep 1943 | 4 Nov 1944 |
| 5 | E. M. Lutes, RCNVR | 5 Nov 1944 | 27 Jun 1945 |
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Noteable events involving Hepatica 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.
11 Feb 1943
HMCS Hepatica (T/Lt.Cdr. T. Gilmour, RCNR) begins a refit at New York.