HMS Asphodel (K 56)
British Corvette
Photo from Imperial War Museum (IWM), FL-1109
| Name | HMS Asphodel (K 56) | ||
| Type: | Corvette (Flower) | ||
| Tonnage | 1,015 tons | ||
| Completed | 1940 - George Brown & Co, Greenock | ||
| Owner | The Admiralty | ||
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| Date of attack | 10 Mar 1944 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-575 (Wolfgang Boehmer) | ||
| Position | 45.24N, 18.09W - Grid BE 5887 | ||
| Complement | 97 officers and men (92 dead and 5 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | SL-150 | ||
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| History | Completed in September 1940 | ||
| Notes on loss | At 01.54 hours on 10 Mar, 1944, U-575 attacked the convoy SL-150, which was combined with convoy MKS-41 and sank HMS Asphodel (K 56) (Lt M.A. Halliday, RNZNR) with a Gnat west-northwest of Cape Finisterre. The commander, four officers and 87 ratings were lost. Only five survivors were picked up by HMS Clover (K 134) (Lt T.E. Fanshawe, RNR). After the attack the U-boat was hunted by escorts for 18 hours but managed to escape. | ||
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| Crewlists | We have listing of 92 people who were on this vessel | ||
Location of attack on HMS Asphodel (K 56).
ship sunk.
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