Name HMS Zinnia Laid down 20 August 1940 Out of service Sunk on 23 August 1941 Construction started 20 August 1940 Length 62 m Displacement 852,800 kg | Ordered 31 August 1939 Commissioned 30 March 1941 Launched 28 November 1940 Weight 955.1 tons Draft 3.51 m | |
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Builders Smiths Dock Company, South Bank, Middlesbrough | ||
HMS Zinnia was a Flower-class corvette that served in the Royal Navy.
She was built at Smiths Dock Company, South Bank-on-Tees, launched on 28 November 1940 and commissioned on 30 March 1941.
She protected convoys in the North Atlantic during the Second World War as part of the Battle of the Atlantic. On 23 August 1941, while escorting Convoy OG 71, she was hit by a torpedo from U-564, commanded by Reinhard Suhren, exploded and sank west of Portugal at 40°25′N 10°40′W.
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