Corvette of the Flower class
| Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Flower |
| Pennant | K 179 |
| Built by | Davie Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Lauzon, PQ |
| Ordered | 22 Jan, 1940 |
| Laid down | 14 Aug, 1940 |
| Launched | 20 Nov, 1940 |
| Commissioned | 5 Jun, 1941 |
| End service | 15 Jun, 1945 |
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| History | Fo'c's'le extended at Saint John (New Brunswick, Canada) on 29 January 1944.
Decommissioned on 15 June 1945.
Sold on 23 October 1945.
Broken up in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada in 1949.
Commanding Officers:
Lt. William Watt Hackney, RCNR
10 April 1941 - 6 May 1942
Skr.Lt. George Norval Downey, RCNR
7 May 1942 - 28 April 1944
Skr.Lt. Henry Esson Young, RCNR
28 April 1944 - 4 December 1944
Skr.Lt. Ernest Stanley Nelson Pleasance, RCNR
5 December 1944 - 1 January 1945
Skr.Lt. Henry Esson Young, RCNR
2 January 1945 - 15 June 1945 |
| Noteable events involving Buctouche include: 3 Nov, 1941
HMCS Buctouche (Lt. W.W. Hackney, RCNR) picks up 43 survivors from the British merchant Empire Gemsbuck that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-203 northeast of Cape Charles, Labrador in position 52º18'N, 53º05'W. 7 Jul, 1942
HMCS Buctouche (Skr.Lt. G.N. Downey, RCNR) picked up 15 survivors from the Norwegian merchant Moldanger. The Moldanger was torpedoed and sunk on 27 June 1942 in postion 38º03'N, 70º52'W by the German submarine U-404. 29 Jun, 1944
HMCS Buctouche (Skr.Lt. H.E. Young, RCNR) picks up survivors from the American merchant John A. Treutlen that was torpedoed and damaged by the German submarine U-984 about 30 nautical miles south of St.Catherine´s point on the Isle of Wight in position 50º07'N, 00º47'W. |
