HMS Fleur de Lys (K 122)
British Corvette
Name | HMS Fleur de Lys (K 122) | ||
Type: | Corvette (Flower) | ||
Tonnage | 925 tons | ||
Completed | 1940 - Smith´s Dock Co Ltd, South Bank, Middlesbrough | ||
Owner | The Admiralty | ||
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Date of attack | 14 Oct 1941 | Nationality: British | |
Fate | Sunk by U-206 (Herbert Opitz) | ||
Position | 36° 00'N, 6° 30'W - Grid CG 9592 | ||
Complement | 73 officers and men (70 dead and 3 survivors). | ||
Convoy | OG-75 | ||
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History | Launched as La Dieppoise for the French Navy, but completed in August 1940 as HMS Fleur de Lys (K 122) for the Royal Navy after France was invaded by Germany. | ||
Notes on event | At 03.36 hours on 14 October 1941, U-206 fired a spread of three torpedoes at HMS Fleur de Lys (K 122) (Lt A. Collins, RNR) about 55 miles west of Gibraltar. The corvette had escorted convoy OG-75 to port the day before and was ordered to patrol in the Straits of Gibraltar to search for U-boats that had chased convoy. One of the torpedoes struck her on port side under the bridge after a running time of 92 seconds, causing the magazine to explode. The ship broke in two and both parts disappeared within a few minutes. The commander, four officers and 65 ratings were lost. Only three ratings, two of them injured, survived the sinking and were picked up after a few hours by the Spanish motor merchant Castillo Villafranca. | ||
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On board | We have details of 70 people who were on board. |
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