Allied Warships
HMCS Charlottetown (i) (K 244)
Corvette of the Flower class
Photo from Department of National Defence #MC-2181
| Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Flower |
| Pennant | K 244 |
| Built by | Kingston Shipbuilding Co. (Kingston, Ontario, Canada) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 7 Jun 1941 |
| Launched | 10 Sep 1941 |
| Commissioned | 13 Dec 1941 |
| Lost | 11 Sep 1942 |
| Loss position | 49.10N, 66.50W (See a map) |
| History | HMCS Charlottetown (T/Lt.Cdr. John Willard Bonner, RCNR) had just escorted the convoy SQ-35 to Rimouski and was returning to Gaspe when she was torpedoed and sunk in the the St. Lawrence, near Cap Chat Quebec in position 49º10'N, 66º50'W by U-517 at 12.58 hours on 11 September 1942, nine of the crew went down with the ship.
Commanding Officer: Hit by U-boat |
Commands listed for HMCS Charlottetown (i) (K 244)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | John Willard Bonner, RCNR | 15 Nov 1941 | 11 Sep 1942 |
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