| Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Flower |
| Pennant | K 131 |
| Built by | Burrard Dry Dock Co. Ltd. (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) |
| Ordered | 14 Feb 1940 |
| Laid down | 3 Jul 1940 |
| Launched | 14 Sep 1940 |
| Commissioned | 8 Apr 1941 |
| End service | 14 Jul 1945 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Fo'c's'le extended at Dartmouth (Nova Scotia, Canada) on 10 October 1943.
Chilliwack along with HMCS Hamilton and several other Canadian corvettes escorting Convoy HX 280, depth charged to the surface U-744, which was scuttled by her crew. A number of submariners were rescued by Chilliwack before U-744 sunk. Decommissioned 14 July 1945. Commanding Officers: T/A/Lt.Cdr. Clifton Rexford Coughlin, RCNVR T/Lt. Douglas Rannie Watson, RCNR |
Commands listed for HMCS Chilliwack (K 131)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. Leslie Lewendon Foxall, RCNR | 31 Mar 1941 | 25 May 1943 |
| 2 | Clifton Rexford Coughlin, RCNVR | 26 May 1943 | 11 Apr 1944 |
| 3 | Douglas Rannie Watson, RCNR | 12 Apr 1944 | 14 Jul 1945 |
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Noteable events involving Chilliwack include:
27 Dec 1942
The German submarine
U-356 was sunk in the North Atlantic north of the Azores, in position 43º30'N, 25º40'W, by depth charges from the Canadian destroyer HMCS St. Laurent (A/Cdr. G.S. Windeyer, RCN) and the Canadian corvettes HMCS Chilliwack (T/A/Lt.Cdr. L.L. Foxall, RCNR), HMCS Battleford (T/Lt. F.A. Beck, RCNVR) and HMCS Napanee (T/Lt. S. Henderson, RCNR). (see map)
23 Feb 1943
HMCS Chilliwack (T/A/Lt.Cdr. L.L. Foxall, RCNR) picks up 53 survivors from the American merchant Hastings that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-186 in the North Atlantic in position 46º30'N, 36º23'W.
6 Mar 1944
After unsuccessful attempts at towing the boat to port the German submarine U-744 was sunk at 1830hrs on 6 March 1944 in the North Atlantic, in position 52º01'N, 22º37'W, after being torpedoed by the British destroyer HMS Icarus (Lt.Cdr. R. Dyer, RN). U-744 was attacked for over 30 hours by depth charges from HMS Icarus, the Canadian frigate HMCS St. Catharines (T/Lt.Cdr. A.F. Pickard, RCNR with Cdr. P.W. Burnett, DSC, RN escort group commander onboard), Canadian corvettes HMCS Fennel (A/Lt.Cdr. W.P. Moffat, RCNVR), HMCS Chilliwack (T/A/Lt.Cdr. C.R. Coughlin, RCNVR), Canadian destroyers HMCS Chaudiere (A/Lt.Cdr. C.P. Nixon, RCN), HMCS Gatineau (A/Lt.Cdr. H.V.W. Groos, RCN) and the British corvette HMS Kenilworth Castle (Lt. J.J.Allon, RNR). (see map)