Allied Warships

HMCS Regina (K 234)

Corvette of the Flower class


HMCS Regina during the Second World War

NavyThe Royal Canadian Navy
TypeCorvette
ClassFlower 
PennantK 234 
Built byMarine Industries Ltd. (Sorel, Quebec, Canada) 
Ordered20 Feb 1941 
Laid down22 Mar 1941 
Launched14 Oct 1941 
Commissioned22 Jan 1942 
Lost8 Aug 1944 
Loss position50° 42'N, 5° 03'W
History

HMCS Regina (T/Lt. Jack Wiles Radford, RCNR) was torpedoed and sunk by U-667, off Trevose Head, Cornwall, England in position 50º42'N, 05º03'W. Thirty of her ship's company were lost.

 

Hit by U-boat
Sunk on 8 Aug 1944 by U-667 (Lange).

U-boat AttackSee our U-boat attack entry for the HMCS Regina

Commands listed for HMCS Regina (K 234)

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CommanderFromTo
1Lt.Cdr. Ronald Fraser Harris, RCNR22 Jan 194223 Feb 1942
2T/Lt. Roy Stanley Kelley, RCNR24 Feb 194220 Oct 1942
3T/A/Lt.Cdr. Harry Freeland, RCNR21 Oct 19423 Sep 1943
4T/Lt. Jack Whiles Radford, RCNR8 Sep 19438 Aug 1944

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Notable events involving Regina include:


3 Jul 1942
HMCS Regina (T/Lt. R.S. Kelley, RCNR) picks up 25 survivors of the American merchant Alexander Macomb that was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-215 east of Cape Cod in position 41°48'N, 66°35'W.

28 Aug 1942

Convoy BX 35B

This convoy departed Boston on 28 August 1942.

It was made up of the following merchant vessels; Athos (Norwegian (tanker), 8267 GRT, built 1937), Bello (Norwegian (tanker), 6125 GRT, built 1930), Brimanger (Norwegian, 4883 GRT, built 1929), British Character (British (tanker), 8453 GRT, built 1941), British Glory (British (tanker), 6995 GRT, built 1928), Brush (Norwegian, 1323 GRT, built 1939), City of Bombay (British, 7140 GRT, built 1937), Denny (Panamanian, 1255 GRT, built 1915), Dettifoss (Icelandic, 1564 GRT, built 1930), Emma Bakke (Norwegian, 4721 GRT, built 1929), Empire Airman (British (tanker), 9813 GRT, built 1942), Empire Emerald (British (tanker), 8032 GRT, built 1941), Empire Kamal (British, 7862 GRT, built 1938), Ferncourt (British (tanker), 9918 GRT, built 1938), Hugh Williamson (American, 7177 GRT, built 1942), Inventor (British, 6210 GRT, built 1935), J.L.M. Curry (American, 7176 GRT, built 1942), Kosmos II (Norwegian (whale factory ship serving as tanker), 16966 GRT, built 1931), Lancastrian Prince (British, 1914 GRT, built 1940), Molda (Norwegian, 5137 GRT, built 1937), Nicania (British (tanker), 8179 GRT, built 1942), Norheim (Norwegian (tanker), 9816 GRT, built 1941), Ocean Merchant (British, 7174 GRT, built1942), Polarsol (Norwegian (tanker), 10022 GRT, built 1939), Polartank (Norwegian (tanker), 6356 GRT, built 1930), Port Alma (British, 8400 GRT, built 1928), Rapana (British (tanker), 8017 GRT, built 1935), Reverdy Johnson (American, 7191 GRT, built 1942), Sandanger (Norwegian (tanker), 9432 GRT, built 1938), Thorshov (Norwegian (tanker), 9955 GRT, built 1935), Turrialba (British, 4961 GRT, built 1909), Waroonga (British, 11243 GRT, built 1914), Westland (Dutch, 5888 GRT, built 1931) and William Clark (American, 7176 GRT, built 1942).

The escort carrier (in an aircraft ferry role), HMS Dasher (Cdr. C.N. Lentaigne, DSO, RN) was also part of the convoy.

On departure from Boston the convoy was escorted by the destroyers HMS Witch (Lt.Cdr. S.R.J. Woods, RNR), HMCS Annapolis (A/Lt.Cdr. G.H. Davidson, RCN) and the corvettes HMCS Algoma (T/Lt. J. Harding, RCNR), HMCS Moncton (T/Lt.Cdr. A.R.E. Coleman, RCNR) and HMCS Regina (T/A/Lt.Cdr. R.S. Kelley, RCNR).

The convoy arrived at Halifax on 30 August 1942. Some ships may have been detached earlier though.

20 Jan 1943
HMS H 34 (Lt. G.M. Noll, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Hastings (Lt.Cdr. L.B. Philpott, DSC, RD, RNR), HMS Lulworth (Lt.Cdr.(Retd.) C. Gwinner, DSO, RN), HMCS Kitchener (T/A/Lt.Cdr. W. Evans, RCNVR), HMCS Algoma (T/A/Lt.Cdr. J. Harding, RCNR), HMCS Regina (T/A/Lt.Cdr. H. Freeland, RCNR) and HMCS Moosejaw (T/Lt. L.D. Quick, RCN). (1)

8 Feb 1943
Around 0300 hours the Italian submarine Avorio was sunk off Philippeville, Algeria by the Canadian corvette HMCS Regina (T/Lt.Cdr. H. Freeland, RCNR).

5 Apr 1944
HMS H 28 (Lt. A.S. Melville-Ross, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Northern Pride (T/Lt. D.O. Humphreys, DSC, RNVR), HMS Northern Sun (T/Lt. S.G. Fowler, RNR), HMS Northern Reward (T/Lt. J. Mackenzie, RNR), HMCS Regina (T/Lt. J.W. Radford, RCNR), HMCS Owen Sound (T/Skr.Lt. J.M. Watson, RCNR) and one other vessel [unable to read the name in the log of HMS H 28]. (2)

Media links


U-Boat Attack Logs

Daniel Morgan and Bruce Taylor


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Corvettes of the Royal Canadian Navy, 1939-1945

MacPherson, Ken and Milner, Marc

Sources

  1. ADM 173/17790
  2. ADM 173/18472

ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.


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