Registry and Rig Information |
Name
|
WINDFLOWER (HMCS) |
Registry
|
CANADA |
Official Number
|
CAN. NAVY |
Rig
|
Propeller |
Dimensions and Tonnage |
Length
|
205.00 |
Width
|
33.00 |
Depth
|
13.42 |
Hull Material
|
Steel |
Hull Number
|
00515 |
Vessel History |
History
|
Built as "Flower" class corvette; commissioned on October 26, 1940. |
Disposition
|
Sunk in collision with escorted vessel in dense fog while on convoy duty in Western Atlantic Ocean, December 7, 1941. Twenty three lives lost. |
Build Information |
Builder
|
Lauzon, Que. |
Place Built
|
Davie, George T. Shipbuilding & Repair, Ltd. |
Date Built
|
1940-00-00 |
Source |
Source
|
HCGL |