| Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Flower |
| Pennant | K 147 |
| Built by | Davie Shipbuilding and Repairing Co. Ltd. (Lauzon, Quebec, Canada) |
| Ordered | 22 Jan 1940 |
| Laid down | 14 Aug 1940 |
| Launched | 20 Nov 1940 |
| Commissioned | 18 May 1941 |
| End service | 4 Jul 1945 |
| History | Fo'c's'le extendtion at Liverpool (Nova Scotia, Canada) completed on 15 november 1943. Decommissioned 4 July 1945. |
Commands listed for HMCS Baddeck (K 147)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. Alan Herbert Easton, RCNR | 10 Apr 1941 | 5 Apr 1942 |
| 2 | T/Lt. William Ernest Nicholson, RCNR | 6 Apr 1942 | 20 Apr 1942 |
| 3 | Lt. Lysson Gordon Cumming, RCNVR | 21 Apr 1942 | 5 Oct 1942 |
| 4 | T/Lt. John Brock, RCNVR | 6 Oct 1942 | 17 Oct 1943 |
| 5 | T/Lt. Grant Cullen Brown, RCNVR | 18 Oct 1943 | 19 Apr 1944 |
| 6 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Frank Goddard Hutchings, RCNR | 20 Apr 1944 | 23 Jul 1944 |
| 7 | T/Lt. Claude Lane Campbell, RCNVR | 24 Jul 1944 | 14 Oct 1944 |
| 8 | T/Lt. Douglas Horton Tozer, RCNVR | 15 Oct 1944 | 4 Jul 1945 |
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Noteable events involving Baddeck include:
17 Oct 1941
The Norwegian merchant Barfonn is torpedoed and sunk in the North Atlantic in position 56°58'N, 25°04'W by German U-boat U-432. The Canadian corvette HMCS Baddeck (T/Lt. A.H. Easton, RCNR) later picks up 2 survivors.
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