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Allied Warships

HMS Hollyhock (K 64)

Corvette of the Flower class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeCorvette
ClassFlower 
PennantK 64 
Built byJohn Crown & Sons Ltd. (Sunderland, U.K) : N.E. Marine 
Ordered31 Aug, 1939 
Laid down27 Nov, 1939 
Launched19 Aug, 1940 
Commissioned19 Nov, 1940 
Lost9 Apr, 1942 
Loss position07.21N, 81.57E (See a map)
 
HistoryHMS Hollyhock (Lt.Cdr. Thomas Edward Davies, OBE, RNR) was bombed and sunk by Japanese carrier aircraft east of Ceylon in position 07º21'N, 81º57'E.

Commanding Officer:
Lt. Thomas Edward Davies, OBE, RNR
2 November 1940 - 9 April 1942+
Promoted to Lt.Cdr. on 2 December 1941  

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