Geschichte
This corvette, flower class (1940-41 revised building programme) was built in 1941 by Kingston Shipbuilding Co. Ltd..
Historische Notizen
This vessel was launched on 10/09/1941. This vessel carried 230 tons of fuel and could reach 16 knots. Her endurance was 3450nm at 12 knots. On September 11, 1942 this vessel was torpedoed and sunk by U-517 near Cape Chat PQ. This vessel had been returning to base with the minesweeper HMCS Clayoquot after escorting convoy SQ-35 and was not zigzagging. This vessel was struck aft by two torpedoes. This vessel went down fast and though most of her crew got off the ship, some died in the water when her depth charges went off as this vessel sank. Her captain, Lieutenant-Commander John W. Bonner, RCNR and 8 other crew were killed out of her crew of 64. The survivors were picked up by HMCS Clayoquot.
Eigentümer & Kapitäne
In 1941-1942 she was in service with the Royal Canadian Navy.
Kapitäne
LCDR John W. Bonner, RCNR (1942)
Bewaffnung
1-4" BL Mk.IX, two twin .5" machine guns and two twin .303" machine guns, two (later four) depth charge throwers and two rails (later four) carrying 40 depth charges (later 70).
Referenzen
- Macpherson, Ken and Marc Milner (1993)
- Macpherson, Ken and John Burgess (1981)
- Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON
- Freeman, David J. (2000)
- en.wikipedia.org ↗
