| Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Flower |
| Pennant | K 158 |
| Built by | Canadian Vickers Ltd. (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) |
| Ordered | 20 Jan 1940 |
| Laid down | 9 Aug 1940 |
| Launched | 7 Nov 1940 |
| Commissioned | 9 Jun 1941 |
| End service | 25 Jun 1945 |
| History | Fo'c's'le extention at Pictou (Nova Scotia, Canada) completed on 1 April 1944. Decommissioned 25 June 1945. |
Commands listed for HMCS Saskatoon (K 158)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | T/Lt. Joseph Stewart Scott, RCNR | 9 Jun 1941 | 15 Jan 1942 | |
| 2 | T/Lt. James Phillip Fraser, RCNR | 16 Jan 1942 | 4 Feb 1942 | |
| 3 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Clarence Aubrey King, DSC, RCNR | 5 Feb 1942 | 14 Feb 1942 | |
| 4 | T/Lt. Joseph Stewart Scott, RCNR | 15 Feb 1942 | 20 Apr 1942 | |
| 5 | T/Lt. Howard Geoffrey Dupont, RCNR | 21 Apr 1942 | 11 May 1942 | |
| 6 | T/Lt. Joseph Stewart Scott, RCNR | 12 May 1942 | 9 Jul 1943 | |
| 7 | Lt.Cdr. Thomas MacDuff, RCNR | 10 Jul 1943 | 14 Jan 1944 | |
| 8 | T/Lt. Richard Sugden Williams, RCNVR | 15 Mar 1944 | 29 May 1945 | |
| 9 | T/Lt. Hugh Russell Knight, RCNR | 30 May 1945 | 25 Jun 1945 | |
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Notable events involving Saskatoon include:
24 Oct 1943
Convoy SC 145.
This convoy departed Halifax on 24 October 1943.
On departure from Halifax the convoy was made up of the following merchant vessels; Agwistar (American, 4661 GRT, built 1919), Athelprince (British (tanker), 8782 GRT, built 1926), Atlantic (Panamanian, 6132 GRT, built 1919), Baltrover (British, 4916 GRT, built 1913), Baron Dunmore (British, 3938 GRT, built 1933), Bayou Chico (American, 5401 GRT, built 1920), Benedick (British (tanker), 6978 GRT, built 1928), Bonaire (Dutch, 3164 GRT, built 1926), Boston City (British, 2870 GRT, built 1920), Chr. Th. Boe (Norwegian (tanker), 6192 GRT, built 1930), Clam (British, 7404 GRT, built 1927), Delmar (American, 5107 GRT, built 1920), Dundee (British, 1541 GRT, built 1934), El Ciervo (British (tanker), 5841 GRT, built 1923), El Grillo (British (tanker), 7264 GRT, built 1922), Fort Slave (British, 7134 GRT, built 1942), Gudfor (Norwegian, 2280 GRT, built 1928), Gyda (British, 1695 GRT, built 1934), H.M. Flagler (Panamanian (tanker), 8208 GRT, built 1918), Kingman (Panamanian, 1513 GRT, built 1934), Leerdam (Dutch, 8815 GRT, built 1921), Maycrest (British, 5923 GRT, built 1913), Michigan (Panamanian (former French), 6419 GRT, built 1920), Orwell (Norwegian (tanker), 7920 GRT, built 1905), Pacific Shipper (British, 6290 GRT, built 1924), San Felix (British (tanker), 13037 GRT, built 1921), San Valerio (British (tanker), 6493 GRT, built 1913), Sarazen (British, 5401 GRT, built 1920), Sulev (British (former Estonian), 2233 GRT, built 1908), Van de Velde (Dutch, 6389 GRT, built 1919), Vav (Norwegian (tanker), 6415 GRT, built 1931) and Wisla (Polish, 3108 GRT, built 1928).
On departure from Halifax the convoy was escorted by the destroyer HMCS Annapolis (Lt.Cdr. A.G. Boulton, RCNVR) and the corvettes HMCS Kenogami (T/Lt. J.L. Percy, RCNVR), HMCS Saskatoon (Lt.Cdr. T. MacDuff, RCNR) and HMCS Shediac (T/A/Lt.Cdr. A. Moorhouse, RCNR).
The minesweeper HMCS Clayoquot (T/Lt. C.L. Campbell, RCNVR) was with the convoy during 25/26 October 1943.
On 28 October 1943, the original escort from Halifax parted company to proceed to St. Johns, Newfoundland after the relief escort had joined coming from St. Johns. This relief escort was made up of the destroyers HMS Fame (Cdr. R.A. Currie, RN), HMS Vanquisher (Lt.Cdr. G.A.G. Ormsby, RN), frigates HMS Deveron (Lt.Cdr. R.E.H. Partington, RD, RNR), HMS Domett (T/A/Lt.Cdr. S. Gordon, RNVR) and the corvettes HNoMS Potentilla, HNoMS Rose and HMS Linaria (T/A/Lt.Cdr. R.H. Jameson, RNR).
Around 1105P/29 the escort carrier HMS Fencer (Capt. E.W. Anstice, RN) and the destroyers HMS Inconstant (Cdr. R.H. Mills, RN), ORP Garland (Kmdr.ppor. (Cdr.) S. Biskupski) and ORP Burza (Kmdr.ppor. (Cdr.) F. Pitulko) joined the convoy. They parted comanay with the convoy to proceed to the Clyde around 1320N/2.
The convoy arrived in U.K. waters on 6 November 1943.
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