Ships hit by U-boats


HMS Asphodel (K 56)

British Corvette



Photo from Imperial War Museum (IWM), FL-1109

NameHMS Asphodel (K 56)
Type:Corvette (Flower)
Tonnage1,015 tons
Completed1940 - George Brown & Co, Greenock 
OwnerThe Admiralty 
Homeport 
Date of attack10 Mar 1944Nationality:      British
 
FateSunk by U-575 (Wolfgang Boehmer)
Position45° 24'N, 18° 09'W - Grid BE 5887
Complement97 officers and men (92 dead and 5 survivors).
ConvoySL-150
Route 
Cargo 
History Completed in September 1940 
Notes on event

At 01.54 hours on 10 March 1944, U-575 attacked convoy SL-150, which was combined with convoy MKS-41 and sank HMS Asphodel (K 56) (Lt M.A. Halliday, RNZNR) with a Gnat west-northwest of Cape Finisterre. The commander, four officers and 87 ratings were lost. Only five survivors were picked up by HMS Clover (K 134) (Lt T.E. Fanshawe, RNR). After the attack the U-boat was hunted by escorts for 18 hours but managed to escape.

 
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On boardWe have details of 93 people who were on board


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U-Boat Attack Logs

Daniel Morgan and Bruce Taylor


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