| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | ASW Whaler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | FY 332 |
| Built by | Smiths Dock Co., Ltd. (South Bank-on-Tees, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 18 Jul 1928 |
| Commissioned | Aug 1940 |
| Lost | 3 Mar 1945 |
| Loss position | 64° 05'N, 23° 15'W |
| History | Completed in October 1928. On 3 March 1945, HMS Southern Flower (Skipper George William Brown, RNR) was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-1022 off Reykjavik, Iceland in position 64º05'N, 23º15'W. (25 dead, 1 survivor, the Commanding Officer) Hit by U-boat |
| U-boat Attack | See our U-boat attack entry for the HMS Southern Flower |
Commands listed for HMS Southern Flower (FY 332)
Please note that we're still working on this section
and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Skr. John Coxall, RNR | 22 Aug 1940 | 9 Aug 1941 |
| 2 | Skr. John Baxter, RNR | 9 Aug 1941 | 21 Dec 1942 |
| 3 | Skr. Herbert Clarke, RNR | 21 Dec 1942 | May 1944 |
| 4 | Skr. George William Brown, RNR | May 1944 | 3 Mar 1945 |
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Notable events involving Southern Flower include:
29 Sep 1940
HMS H 50 (Lt. G.V. Prowse, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Southern Flower (Skr. J. Coxall, RNR, RNR) and HMS Terje 5 (Skr. C. Hodson, RNR).