HMS Zinnia (K 98)
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| Name | HMS Zinnia (K 98) | ||
| Type: | Corvette (Flower) | ||
| Tonnage | 900 tons | ||
| Completed | 1941 - Smith´s Dock Co Ltd, South Bank, Middlesbrough | ||
| Owner | The Admiralty | ||
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| Date of attack | 23 Aug, 1941 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-564 (Reinhard Suhren) | ||
| Position | 40.25N, 10.40W - Grid CG 2783 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 85 officers and men (68 dead and 17 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | OG-71 | ||
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| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 05.25 hours on 23 Aug, 1941, U-564 fired three single torpedoes at ships in the convoy OG-71 west of Portugal and claimed the sinking of two steamers and a corvette. However, only the loss of HMS Zinnia (K 98) (LtCdr C.G. Cuthbertson, DSC, RNR) can be confirmed from Allied sources. | ||
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