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HMCS Spikenard (K 198)

Corvette of the Flower class


HMCS Spikenard as completed.

NavyThe Royal Canadian Navy
TypeCorvette
ClassFlower 
PennantK 198 
Built byDavie Shipbuilding and Repairing Co. Ltd. (Lauzon, Quebec, Canada) 
Ordered22 Jan, 1940 
Laid down24 Feb, 1940 
Launched10 Aug, 1940 
Commissioned15 May, 1941 
Lost11 Feb, 1942 
Loss position56.10N, 21.07W (See a map)
 
HistoryHMCS Spikenard (Lt.Cdr. Hubert G. Shadforth, RCNR) was torpedoed and sunk by U-136, about 465 nautical miles west of Malin Head, Ireland in position 56º10'N, 21º07'W, while escorting convoy SC-67.
There were only eight survivors. 

Hit by U-boat
Sunk on 11 Feb, 1942 by U-136 (Zimmermann).

Former nameHMS Spikenard

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