HMCS Teme (K 458)
Canadian Frigate
Photo from Imperial War Museum (IWM), FL-19779
| Name | HMCS Teme (K 458) | ||
| Type: | Frigate (River) | ||
| Tonnage | 1,370 tons | ||
| Completed | 1944 - Smith´s Dock Co Ltd, South Bank, Middlesbrough | ||
| Owner | Royal Canadian Navy | ||
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| Date of attack | 29 Mar 1945 | Nationality:  Canadian | |
| Fate | A total loss by U-315 (Herbert Zoller) | ||
| Position | 50° 07'N, 5° 45'W - Grid BF 2431 | ||
| Complement | ? men (4 dead and ? survivors). | ||
| Convoy | BTC-111 | ||
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| History | Laid down as HMS Teme (K 458) for the Royal Navy, commissioned into the Royal Canadian Navy as HMCS Teme (K 458). | ||
| Notes on event | At 08.22 hours on 29 March 1945 U-315 fired a Gnat at HMCS Teme (K 458) (T/Lt D.P. Harvey, RCNVR), escorting convoy BTC-111 off Lands End and hit her in the stern. The frigate lost 60 feet of her stern, was towed to Falmouth and declared a total loss. On 4 May 1945 the wreck was returned to the Royal Navy and sold for scrap on 8 December. | ||
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| On board | We have details of 8 people who were on board. | ||
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