| Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Flower |
| Pennant | K 179 |
| Built by | Davie Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Lauzon, PQ |
| Ordered | 22 Jan 1940 |
| Laid down | 14 Aug 1940 |
| Launched | 20 Nov 1940 |
| Commissioned | 5 Jun 1941 |
| End service | 15 Jun 1945 |
| History | Fo'c's'le extended at Saint John (New Brunswick, Canada) on 29 January 1944. Decommissioned on 15 June 1945. |
Commands listed for HMCS Buctouche (K 179)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. William Watt Hackney, RCNR | 10 Apr 1941 | 6 May 1942 |
| 2 | Skr.Lt. George Norval Downey, RCNR | 7 May 1942 | 28 Apr 1944 |
| 3 | T/Skr.Lt. Henry Esson Young, RCNR | 28 Apr 1944 | 4 Dec 1944 |
| 4 | T/Skr.Lt. Ernest Stanley Nelson Pleasance, RCNR | 5 Dec 1944 | 1 Jan 1945 |
| 5 | T/Skr.Lt. Henry Esson Young, RCNR | 2 Jan 1945 | 15 Jun 1945 |
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Notable events involving Buctouche include:
3 Nov 1941
HMCS Buctouche (Lt. W.W. Hackney, RCNR) picks up 43 survivors from the British merchant Empire Gemsbuck that was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-203 northeast of Cape Charles, Labrador in position 52°18'N, 53°05'W.
7 Jul 1942
HMCS Buctouche (Skr.Lt. G.N. Downey, RCNR) picked up 15 survivors from the Norwegian merchant Moldanger. The Moldanger was torpedoed and sunk on 27 June 1942 in position 38°03'N, 70°52'W by German U-boat U-404.
29 Jun 1944
HMCS Buctouche (Skr.Lt. H.E. Young, RCNR) picks up survivors from the American merchant John A. Treutlen that was torpedoed and damaged by German U-boat U-984 about 30 nautical miles south of St.Catherines point on the Isle of Wight in position 50°07'N, 00°47'W.
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