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Allied Warships

HMCS Shawinigan (K 136)

Corvette of the Flower class


HMCS Shawinigham as completed.

NavyThe Royal Canadian Navy
TypeCorvette
ClassFlower 
PennantK 136 
Built byGeorge T. Davie & Sons Ltd. (Lauzon, Quebec, Canada) 
Ordered24 Jan, 1940 
Laid down4 Jun, 1940 
Launched16 May, 1941 
Commissioned19 Sep, 1941 
Lost25 Nov, 1944 
Loss position47.34N, 59.11W (See a map)
 
HistoryHMCS Shawinigan (Lt. William James Jones, RCNR) was on an independent anti-submarine patrol in the Cabot Strait, when she was torpedoed and sunk with all hands by the German submarine U-1228 in position 47º34'N, 59º11'W. 

Hit by U-boat
Sunk on 25 Nov, 1944 by U-1228 (Marienfeld).


Noteable events involving Shawinigan include:

3 Sep, 1942
HMCS Shawinigan (A/Lt.Cdr. C.P. Balfry, RCNR) and HMCS Trail (A/Lt.Cdr. G.S. Hall, RCNR) together pick up 17 survivors from the Canadian merchant Donald Stewart that was torpedoed and sunk northeast of Cape Whittle in the Gulf of St.Lawrence in position 50º32'N, 58º46'W by the German submarine U-517.


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