HMCS Summerside

Several Canadian naval units have been named HMCS Summerside.

HMCS Summerside (K141) (I), a Flower-class corvette that served in the Royal Canadian Navy during the Battle of the Atlantic.
HMCS Summerside (MM 711) (II), a Kingston-class coastal defence vessel in the Canadian Forces, commissioned in 1999.

Battle honours

Vessels with the name of HMCS Summerside have earned the following battle honours.[1] Battle honours are inherited by ships of the same name.[2]

Atlantic, 1941–44.
Gulf of St. Lawrence, 1942, 1944.
Normandy, 1944.
English Channel, 1944–45.

References

"Volume 2, Part 1: Extant Commissioned Ships - HMCS Summerside". Department of National Defence. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
"Battle Honours and Honourary Distinctions". National Defence and the Canadian Forces. Retrieved 17 August 2019.

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