| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Flower |
| Pennant | K 34 |
| Built by | Smiths Dock Co., Ltd. (South Bank-on-Tees, U.K.) |
| Ordered | 25 Jul 1939 |
| Laid down | 19 Oct 1939 |
| Launched | 24 Jan 1940 |
| Commissioned | 6 Apr 1940 |
| Lost | 17 Oct 1941 |
| Loss position | 57.00N, 25.00W (See a map) |
| History | HMS Gladiolus (Lt.Cdr. Harry Marcus Crews Sanders, DSO, DSC, RD, RNR) was torpedoed and sunk (most likely) by the German submarine U-558 south of Iceland in position 57º00'N, 25º00'W while escorting convoy SC-48. She was ordered to pick up survivors from several torpedoed ships and in doing so fell behind the convoy. She was last seen about 0100 hours and was reported missing thereafter. It is also possible that the ship was sunk by U-432 later that night. There were no survivors. Commanding Officer Hit by U-boat |
Commands listed for HMS Gladiolus (K 34)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Harry Marcus Crews Sanders, RNR | 16 Mar 1940 | 17 Oct 1941 (+) |
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Noteable events involving Gladiolus include:
30 Jun 1940
HMS Gladiolus (Lt.Cdr. H.M.C. Sanders, RNR) picks up 16 survivors from a lifeboat of the British merchant Llanarth that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-30 on 28 June about 220 nautical miles west by south of Ushant in position 47º30'N, 10º30'W.
1 Jul 1940
The German submarine U-26 was scuttled in the North Atlantic, in position 48º03'N, 11º30'W after being heavily damaged by depth charges from the British corvette HMS Gladiolus (Lt.Cdr. H.M.C. Sanders, RNR) and bombs from an Australian Sunderland aircraft (Sqdn 10/H). (see map)
27 Jun 1941
The German submarine U-556 was sunk in the North Atlantic south-west of Iceland, in position 60º24'N, 20º00'W, by depth charges from the British corvettes HMS Nasturtium (Lt.Cdr. R.C. Freaker, RNR), HMS Celandine (Lt.Cdr. A. Harrison, RNR) and HMS Gladiolus (Lt.Cdr. H.M.C. Sanders, DSO, DSC, RNR). (see map)