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° 10'N, 66° 50'W

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 on 11 September 1942. The commander and nine crew members were lost. Hit by U-boat Sunk on 11 Sep 1942 by U-517 (Härtwig).
U-boat Attack	See our U-boat attack entry for the HMCS Charlottetown (i)

Commands listed for HMCS Charlottetown (i) (K 244)

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	Commander	From	To
1	T/Lt. John Willard Bonner, RCNR	15 Nov 1941	11 Sep 1942 (+)

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Notable events involving Charlottetown (i) include:

19 Mar 1942
HMS P 512 (Lt. J.C. Ogle, DSC, RN) and HMS P 514 (Lt. W.A. Phillimore, RN) departed New London, Connecticut, USA for Halifax, Canada. They were escorted by HMCS Calgary (T/Lt. G. Lancaster, RCNR) and HMCS Charlottetown (T/Lt. J.W. Bonner, RCNR). (1)