FFL Mimosa (J 6254)
| Name | FFL Mimosa (J 6254) | ||
| Type: | Corvette (Flower) | ||
| Tonnage | 925 tons | ||
| Completed | 1941 - Clark Hill, Bristol | ||
| Owner | Free French Navy | ||
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| Date of attack | 9 Jun, 1942 | Nationality:  French | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-124 (Johann Mohr) | ||
| Position | 52.12N, 32.37W - Grid AK 8659 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 69 officers and men (65 dead and 4 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | ONS-100 | ||
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| History | Laid down as HMS Mimose (K 11), completed as FFL Mimosa (J 6254) On 15 Oct, 1941, the corvette picked up survivors from the Ila, which had been sunk in convoy SC-48 by U-553 (Thurmann) the same day. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 04.10 hours on 9 Jun, 1942, the FFL Mimosa (J 6254) (Capt Roger Birot) was hit by one of two torpedoes fired by U-124 near convoy ONS-100 and sank immediately after the boilers exploded. The commander, 58 French sailors and six British sailors, including the liaison officer Royce Theobald RNVR were lost. The four surviving French sailors were picked up by the HMCS Assiniboine (I 18) (J.H. Stubbs). | ||
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