HMCS Summerside (K141)
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HMCS Summerside was a that served the Royal Canadian Navy
during World War II
.
Summerside was laid down at Morton Engineering & Dry Dock Co., Quebec
on 4 October 1940 and launched on 7 May 1941. She was commissioned into the RCN on 11 September 1941.
On 29 October 1942 Summerside along with rescued survivors from the crew of the American tanker Pan New York which was torpedoed and damaged by U-624 in the North Atlantic 550 miles (885.1 km) west of Malin Head
at 54-58N, 23-56W. Both warships sank the damaged tanker with gunfire and depth charges.
Summerside assisted in escort operations during November 1942 as part of Operation Torch
, the amphibious invasion of French North Africa in the North African Campaign
.
Her forecastle was extended at Saint John
on 25 October 1943.
The following spring, Summerside was one of 57 RCN warships that participated in Operation Neptune
, the code name for the Normandy Landings as part of D-Day
(Operation Overlord
).
On 18 January 1945 Summerside completed repairs at Halifax.
She was declared surplus and decommissioned from the RCN on 6 July 1945. She was scrapped in June 1946 in Canada.
Royal Canadian Navy
The history of the Royal Canadian Navy goes back to 1910, when the naval force was created as the Naval Service of Canada and renamed a year later by King George V. The Royal Canadian Navy is one of the three environmental commands of the Canadian Forces...
during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
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Summerside was laid down at Morton Engineering & Dry Dock Co., Quebec
Quebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...
on 4 October 1940 and launched on 7 May 1941. She was commissioned into the RCN on 11 September 1941.
On 29 October 1942 Summerside along with rescued survivors from the crew of the American tanker Pan New York which was torpedoed and damaged by U-624 in the North Atlantic 550 miles (885.1 km) west of Malin Head
Malin Head
Malin Head , on the Inishowen Peninsula, County Donegal, is usually given as the most northerly headland of the mainland of Ireland . In fact, the most northerly point is actually a headland named Banba's Crown on the Inishowen Peninsula about 2 km to the northeast...
at 54-58N, 23-56W. Both warships sank the damaged tanker with gunfire and depth charges.
Summerside assisted in escort operations during November 1942 as part of Operation Torch
Operation Torch
Operation Torch was the British-American invasion of French North Africa in World War II during the North African Campaign, started on 8 November 1942....
, the amphibious invasion of French North Africa in the North African Campaign
North African campaign
During the Second World War, the North African Campaign took place in North Africa from 10 June 1940 to 13 May 1943. It included campaigns fought in the Libyan and Egyptian deserts and in Morocco and Algeria and Tunisia .The campaign was fought between the Allies and Axis powers, many of whom had...
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Her forecastle was extended at Saint John
Saint John, New Brunswick
City of Saint John , or commonly Saint John, is the largest city in the province of New Brunswick, and the first incorporated city in Canada. The city is situated along the north shore of the Bay of Fundy at the mouth of the Saint John River. In 2006 the city proper had a population of 74,043...
on 25 October 1943.
The following spring, Summerside was one of 57 RCN warships that participated in Operation Neptune
Operation Neptune
The Normandy landings, codenamed Operation Neptune, were the landing operations of the Allied invasion of Normandy, in Operation Overlord, during World War II. The landings commenced on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 , beginning at 6:30 AM British Double Summer Time...
, the code name for the Normandy Landings as part of D-Day
D-Day
D-Day is a term often used in military parlance to denote the day on which a combat attack or operation is to be initiated. "D-Day" often represents a variable, designating the day upon which some significant event will occur or has occurred; see Military designation of days and hours for similar...
(Operation Overlord
Operation Overlord
Operation Overlord was the code name for the Battle of Normandy, the operation that launched the invasion of German-occupied western Europe during World War II by Allied forces. The operation commenced on 6 June 1944 with the Normandy landings...
).
On 18 January 1945 Summerside completed repairs at Halifax.
She was declared surplus and decommissioned from the RCN on 6 July 1945. She was scrapped in June 1946 in Canada.