HMS Southern Flower (FY 332)
British A/S trawler
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| Name | HMS Southern Flower (FY 332) | ||
| Type: | A/S trawler | ||
| Tonnage | 328 tons | ||
| Completed | 1928 - Smith´s Dock Co Ltd, South Bank, Middlesbrough | ||
| Owner | The Admiralty | ||
| Homeport | Leith | ||
| Date of attack | 3 Mar 1945 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-1022 (Hans-Joachim Ernst) | ||
| Position | 64° 05'N, 23° 15'W - Grid AE 4758 | ||
| Complement | 26 (25 dead and 1 survivor). | ||
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| History | Completed in October 1928 as whaler Southern Flower for Southern Whaling & Sealing Co Ltd, Port Stanley, Falkland Islands. In March 1940 requisitioned by the Admiralty and converted to the A/S trawler HMS Southern Flower (FY 332). 1941 purchased by The South Georgia Co Ltd (Chr. Salvesen & Co), Leith. | ||
| Notes on event | At 11.32 hours on 3 March 1945 HMS Southern Flower (FY 332) (Skr William George Brown, RNR) was hit by a torpedo from U-1022, disintegrated and sank almost immediately four miles 322° from Skagi, Iceland. 25 crew members were lost, only the commander survived the sinking. | ||
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| On board | We have details of 26 people who were on board. | ||
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