HMCS Charlottetown (K 244)
Photo from Department of National Defence #MC-2181
| Name | HMCS Charlottetown (K 244) | ||
| Type: | Corvette (Flower) | ||
| Tonnage | 900 tons | ||
| Completed | 1941 - Kingston Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Kingston, Ontario | ||
| Owner | Royal Canadian Navy | ||
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| Date of attack | 11 Sep 1942 | Nationality:  Canadian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-517 (Paul Härtwig) | ||
| Position | 49.10N, 66.50W - Grid BA 3912 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 64 officers and men (9 dead and 55 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | SQ-35 (dispersed) | ||
| Route | Rimouski - Gaspe | ||
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| History | Commissioned in December 1941, HMCS Charlottetown (K 244) was stationed at Halifax as part of Western Local Escort Force (WLEF), later transferred to the Gulf Escort Force due to the increased U-boat activity in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 12.58 hours on 11 Sep, 1942, HMCS Charlottetown (K 244) (T/LtCdr J.W. Bonner, RCNR) was torpedoed and sunk by U-517 about 5 miles off Cap-Chat in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The corvette had escorted the convoy SQ-35 to Rimouski and was returning to Gaspe alone when attacked. The commander and five ratings were lost and three ratings later died of wounds. The survivors were picked up by HMCS Clayoquot (J 174). | ||
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