HMS Asphodel (K 56)
| 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 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 97 officers and men (92 dead and 5 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | SL-150 | ||
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| History | | ||
| 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 Michael Albert 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). After the attack the U-boat was hunted by escorts for 18 hours but managed to escape. | ||
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