Allied Warships

HMCS Trentonian (K 368)

Corvette of the Flower (rev.) class


HMCS Trentonian during the war.

NavyThe Royal Canadian Navy
TypeCorvette
ClassFlower (rev.) 
PennantK 368 
Built byKingston Shipbuilding Co. (Kingston, Ontario, Canada) 
Ordered 
Laid down19 Feb 1943 
Launched1 Sep 1943 
Commissioned1 Dec 1943 
Lost22 Feb 1945 
Loss position50.06N, 04.50W (See a map)
 
History

HMCS Trentonian (T/Lt. Colin Stinson Glassco, RCNVR) was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-1004 near Falmouth, England in position 50º06'N, 04º50'W. Six of her ship's company were lost.

Commanding Officers:
T/Lt. William Edward Harrison, RCNVR
11 November 1943 – 30 January 1945
Promoted to T/A/Lt.Cdr. on 21 January 1945

T/Lt. Colin Stinson Glassco, RCNVR
31 January 1945 – 22 February 1945

 

Hit by U-boat
Sunk on 22 Feb 1945 by U-1004 (Hinz).

Commands listed for HMCS Trentonian (K 368)

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CommanderFromTo
1T/Lt. William Edward Harrison, RCNVR11 Nov 194330 Jan 1945
2T/Lt. Colin Stinson Glassco, RCNVR31 Jan 194522 Feb 1945

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