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Allied Warships

HMS Windflower (K 155)

Corvette of the Flower class

NavyThe Royal 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 
Commissioned 
End service 
Loss position
 
HistoryTransferred to the Royal Canadian Navy before completion.

Lost in Canadian service when rammed and sunk by the Dutch freighter Zypenberg in dense fog off the Grand Banks. 

Career notesTo the Royal Canadian Navy as HMCS Windflower

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