| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Flower |
| Pennant | K 15 |
| Built by | Harland & Wolff Ltd. (Belfast, Northern Ireland) |
| Ordered | 19 Sep 1939 |
| Laid down | 14 Nov 1939 |
| Launched | 20 Apr 1940 |
| Commissioned | 4 Jun 1940 |
| End service | 3 Apr 1942 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Transferred to the USN on 3 April 1942. Commanding Officers: Lt.Cdr. Francis Babington Proudfood, RN (retired) Lt.Cdr. John Albert Baragwanath, RNR Lt. George Charles Wilson Meldrum, MBE, RNR |
| Career notes | To the United States Navy as USS Courage |
Commands listed for HMS Heartsease (K 15)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Edward John Robert North, RNR | May 1940 | Nov 1940 | |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. (retired) Francis Babington Proudfoot, RN | Nov 1940 | 10 Jul 1941 | |
| 3 | Lt.Cdr. John Albert Baragwanath, RNR | 10 Jul 1941 | ??? | |
| 4 | Lt. George Charles Wilson Meldrum, RNR | ??? | ??? | |
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Noteable events involving Heartsease include:
22 Sep 1940
HMS Heartsease (Lt.Cdr. E.J.R. North, RNR) picks up 31 survivors from the Norwegian merchant Simla that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-100 west of Ireland in position 55º11'N, 17º58'W.
15 Oct 1940
HMS Heartsease (Lt.Cdr. E.J.R. North, RNR) picks up 9 survivors from the British merchant Thistlegarth that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-103 45 nautical miles west-north-west of Rockall in position 58º43'N, 15º00'W.