Corvette Wrecks WWII

Hmcs Alberni Wreck

BUILT IN 1940 BY YARROW, ESQUIMALT, CANADA. A FLOWER CLASS CORVETTE. THREE DRUM BOILERS, QUADRUPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 2800 IHP, SINGLE SHAFT. MINED A...

Hmcs Louisburg Wreck

BUILT MAY 1941 AT MORTON. TORPEDOED & SUNK BY ITALIAN AIRCRAFT 16TH FEB.'43 WHEN OFF ORAN. (COLLEGE). 6.2.43 CANADIAN NAVY CORVETTE, BUILT 19...

Hmcs Regina Wreck

TORPEDOED BY GERMAN SUBMARINE U 667 WHILE ESCORTING CONVOY EBC.66. (AXIS SUBMARINE SUCCESSES).

Hmcs Trentonian Wreck

BUILT IN 1943 BY KINGSTON SHIPYARD CO, KINGSTON, CANADA. TWIN SHAFT. PASSAGE BARRY FOR LONDON. TORPEDOED BY U-1004 WHILE ESCORTING EAST-BOUND CONVOY B...

Hmcs Weyburn Wreck

VESSEL, CANADIAN NAVY CORVETTE BUILT 1941. WHILST ESCORTING CONVOY MKS8 FROM NORTH AFRICA TO THE UK, WAS MINED [LAID BY U-118] WHEN 4M W OF CAPE SPART...

Hms Bluebell Wreck

24.4.40 BUILT 24.4.40. WHILST ON ESCORT CONVOY DUTY WAS TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY U 711 8M NE OF THE KOLA INLET. (DODS, AXIS SUBMARINE SUCCESSES, WARSHI...

Hms Denbigh Castle (Possibly) Wreck

BUILT IN 1944. WAS ON NORTH RUSSIAN CONVOY DUTY WHEN SHE WAS TORPEDOED BY U 992, TAKEN IN TOW BY HMS BLUEBELL AND BEACHED IN KOLA FJORD, NEAR MURMANSK...

Hms Erica Wreck

BUILT IN 1941 BY W SIMONS & CO, RENFREW. QUADRUPLE EXPANSION ENGINE FOR 17KTS. SUNK BY A MINE WHILST ESCORTING A CONVOY FROM BENGHAZI. (DODS).

Hms Godetia (Probably) Wreck

FLOWER CLASS CORVETTE. BUILT BY SMITH'S DOCK, MIDDLESBOROUGH IN 1940. WAS LOST IN COLLISION WITH SS MARSA.

Hms Hollyhock Wreck

SUNK BY JAPANESE AIRCRAFT WHILST TRYING TO PICK UP SURVIVORS FROM SINKING RFA ATHELSTANE. (DODS & WW2SL) 54 LIVES LOST, CONSIDERED TO BE A...

Hms Hurst Castle (Possibly) Wreck

BUILT IN 1943. WAS TORPEDOED & SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE U-482 OFF TORY ISLAND.

Hms Marigold Wreck

BRITISH NAVY CORVETTE, BUILT 1941 BY H. ROBB, WAS BOMBED AND SUNK BY ENEMY AIRCRAFT W OF THE STRAITS OF GIBRALTAR. THREE OFFICERS AND 46 RATINGS WERE...

Hms Pintail Wreck

BUILT IN 1939 BY W DENNY & BROS. THREE BOILERS, TWIN TURBINES OF 3600HP, TWIN SHAFT. MINED. CREW OF 54 ALL LOST.

Hms Salvia Wreck

BUILT IN 1940 BY W SIMONS & CO LTD. QUADRUPLE EXPANSION ENGINE FOR 17KTS. TORPEDOED BY U 568, WHILST ON ESCORT DUTY TO THE SS 'SHUNTIEN', WHICH WAS AL...

Hms Samphire Wreck

BUILT IN 1940 BY W SIMONS & CO., WAS TORPEDOED BY ENEMY SUBMARINE OFF BOUGIE WITH THE LOSS OF THREE OFFICERS AND 42 RATINGS. (DODS). VESSEL, BUILT APR...

Hms Snapdragon Wreck

BUILT IN 1941 BY W SIMONS & CO. QUADRUPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 2750 IHP. BOMBED AND SUNK BY ENEMY AIRCRAFT. 24 MEN LOST. (DODS, BVLAS). LOST...