Allied Warships

HMCS Windflower (K 155)

Corvette of the Flower class

NavyThe Royal Canadian Navy
TypeCorvette
ClassFlower 
PennantK 155 
Built byDavie Shipbuilding and Repairing Co. Ltd. (Lauzon, Quebec, Canada) 
Ordered22 Jan 1940 
Laid down25 Feb 1940 
Launched4 Jul 1940 
Commissioned15 May 1941 
Lost7 Dec 1941 
Loss position
 
History

HMCS Windfolwer (Lt. John Price, RCNR) was rammed and sunk by the Dutch freighter Zypenberg in dense fog off the Grand Banks. She was escorting convoy SC-58 at the time of her loss. 23 of the ships crew were lost.

Commanding Officers:
T/A/Lt.Cdr. John Hubert Smith MacDonald, RCNR
20 October 1940 – 13 October 1941

T/Lt. John Price, RCNR
14 October 1941 – 7 December 1941+

 
Former nameHMS Windflower

Commands listed for HMCS Windflower (K 155)

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CommanderFromTo
1John Hubert Smith MacDonald, RCNR20 Oct 194013 Oct 1941
2John Price, RCNR14 Oct 19417 Dec 1941 (+)

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Noteable events involving Windflower include:


3 Nov 1941
HMCS Windflower (T/Lt. J. Price, RCNR) picks up 21 survivors from the British merchant Flynderborg and 6 survivors from the British merchant Gretavale that were torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-202 northeast of Notre Dame Bay, Newfoundland in position 51º21'N, 51º45'W.

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