| Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Flower |
| Pennant | K 171 |
| Built by | Port Arthur Shipbuilding Co. (Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada) |
| Ordered | 1 Feb 1940 |
| Laid down | 20 Nov 1940 |
| Launched | 5 May 1941 |
| Commissioned | 4 Oct 1941 |
| End service | 22 Jul 1945 |
| History | Fo'c's'le extention at Baltimore (Maryland, U.S.A.) completed on 14 March 1944. Decommissioned 22 July 1945. |
Commands listed for HMCS Kamsack (K 171)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. Egbert Randell, RCNR | 21 Sep 1941 | 17 May 1943 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. William Charles Halliday, RCNR | 18 May 1943 | 8 Feb 1944 |
| 3 | T/Lt. John Foggo Carmichael, RCNR | 9 Feb 1944 | 10 May 1945 |
| 4 | T/Lt. Ross Franklin Wilson, RCNVR | 11 May 1945 | 27 Jul 1945 |
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Notable events involving Kamsack include:
18 Jan 1943
HMCS Kamsack (T/Lt. E. Randell, RCNR) completed a refit at Halifax.
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