Allied Warships

HMCS Charlottetown (i) (K 244)

Corvette of the Flower class


Photo from Department of National Defence #MC-2181

NavyThe Royal Canadian Navy
TypeCorvette
ClassFlower 
PennantK 244 
Built byKingston Shipbuilding Co. (Kingston, Ontario, Canada) 
Ordered 
Laid down7 Jun 1941 
Launched10 Sep 1941 
Commissioned13 Dec 1941 
Lost11 Sep 1942 
Loss position49° 10'N, 66° 50'W
History

HMCS Charlottetown (T/Lt.Cdr. John Willard Bonner, RCNR) had just escorted the convoy SQ-35 to Rimouski and was returning to Gaspe when she was torpedoed and sunk in the the St. Lawrence, near Cap Chat Quebec in position 49º10'N, 66º50'W by U-517 on 11 September 1942. The commander and nine crew members were lost. 

Hit by U-boat
Sunk on 11 Sep 1942 by U-517 (Härtwig).

U-boat AttackSee our U-boat attack entry for the HMCS Charlottetown (i)

Commands listed for HMCS Charlottetown (i) (K 244)

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1T/Lt. John Willard Bonner, RCNR15 Nov 194111 Sep 1942 (+)

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Notable events involving Charlottetown (i) include:


19 Mar 1942
HMS P 512 (Lt. J.C. Ogle, DSC, RN) and HMS P 514 (Lt. W.A. Phillimore, RN) departed New London, Connecticut, USA for Halifax, Canada. They were escorted by HMCS Calgary (T/Lt. G. Lancaster, RCNR) and HMCS Charlottetown (T/Lt. J.W. Bonner, RCNR). (1)

Media links


U-Boat Attack Logs

Daniel Morgan and Bruce Taylor


amazon.co.uk
(£ 38.25)


Corvettes of the Royal Canadian Navy, 1939-1945

MacPherson, Ken and Milner, Marc

Sources

  1. ADM 199/1834

ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.


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