| Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Flower (rev.) |
| Pennant | K 401 |
| Built by | Morton Engineering and Dry Dock Co. (Quebec City, Quebec, Canada) |
| Ordered | 2 Jan 1942 |
| Laid down | 11 Jan 1943 |
| Launched | 13 Jul 1943 |
| Commissioned | 13 Dec 1943 |
| End service | 25 Jun 1945 |
| History | Decommissioned 25 June 1945. |
Commands listed for HMCS Louisburg (ii) (K 401)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. James Boulton Elmsley, RCNVR | 8 Nov 1943 | 10 Feb 1945 |
| 2 | T/Lt. Murray William Knowles, RCNVR | 11 Feb 1945 | 25 Jun 1945 |
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Notable events involving Louisburg (ii) include:
12 May 1944
HMS H 50 (T/Lt. A.F. Wicker, RNVR) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Smilax (Lt. A. Branson, RNR), HMS Wallflower (Lt. G.R. Greaves, RNR) and HMS Pink (Lt. W.K. Tadman, RNR) and HMCS Louisburg (T/Lt. J.B. Elmsley, RCNVR). (1)
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Sources
- ADM 173/18528
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.