HMS Salvia (K 97)
British Corvette
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| Name | HMS Salvia (K 97) | ||
| Type: | Corvette (Flower) | ||
| Tonnage | 925 tons | ||
| Completed | 1940 - William Simons & Co Ltd, Renfrew | ||
| Owner | The Admiralty | ||
| Homeport | |||
| Date of attack | 24 Dec 1941 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-568 (Joachim Preuss) | ||
| Position | 31.46N, 28.00E - Grid CO 6878 | ||
| Complement | 106 officers and men (106 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | TA-5 | ||
| Route | Tobruk - Alexandria | ||
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| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | On 23 Dec, 1941, the HMS Salvia (K 97) (LtCdr John Isdale Miller DSO DSC) was escorting the convoy TA-5 when Shuntien was sunk by U-559 (Heidtmann). The ship carried 850 prisoners of war and the corvette stayed behind to collect survivors but was not seen again, only oil and wreckage was found by HMS Peony (K 40) about 100 miles west of Alexandria. At 01.35 hours on 24 December, U-568 had fired a spread of four torpedoes at the HMS Salvia (K 97), which was hit by one of them and broke in two. The stern part sank rapidly while burning oil covered the sea and the fore part followed after a few minutes. All four officers and 54 ratings were lost together with the master, 47 crew members and an unknown number of gunners and prisoners from the Shuntien. | ||
| Crewlists | We have listing of 59 people who were on this vessel | ||
Location of attack on HMS Salvia (K 97).
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