HMCS Snowberry (K166)

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HMCS Snowberry (K166) was a Canadian Flower-class corvette serving in the Battle of the Atlantic during World War II, escorting convoys. Unlike most Canadian Flower-class corvettes, which were named after smaller Canadian cities, Snowberry followed the Royal Navy horticultural naming convention.

  • Laid down on February 24th 1940.
  • Launched on August 8th 1940.
  • Commissioned on 26th November 1940.
  • Forecastle extended on May 14th 1943.
  • Decommissioned and handed over to the Royal Navy June 8th 1945.
  • Scrapped August 1947.

The museum ship HMCS Sackville, currently moored in Halifax, Nova Scotia, is the only surviving Flower-class corvette.

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