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HMS Fleur de Lys (K 122)

Corvette of the Flower class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeCorvette
ClassFlower 
PennantK 122 
Built bySmiths Dock Co., Ltd. (South Bank-on-Tees, U.K.) 
Ordered25 Jul, 1939 
Laid down30 Jan, 1940 
Launched21 Jun, 1940 
Commissioned26 Aug, 1940 
Lost14 Oct, 1941 
Loss position36.00N, 06.30W (See a map)
 
History

Launched as La Dieppoise for the French Navy, but completed as HMS Fleur de Lys for the Royal Navy after France was invaded by Germany.

HMS Fleur de Lys (Lt. Alexander Collins, RNR) was torpedoed and sunk on 14 October 1941 by the German submarine U-206 about 55 nautical miles west of Gibraltar in position 36º00'N, 06º30'W. There were only three survivors.

Commanding Officers:
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Cdr. E.H. Hopkinson, OBE, RN (retired)
31 October 1940 – 29 January 1941

Lt.Cdr. L.M. Carter, RNR
29 January 1941 – June 1941

Lt. Alexander Collins, RNR (retired)
June 1941 - 14 October 1941+ 

Hit by U-boat
Sunk on 14 Oct, 1941 by U-206 (Opitz).

Former nameLa Dieppoise

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