HMCS SPIKENARD (K198)

HMCS SPIKENARD (K198)

Apr 25, 2024

Commissioned on Dec 6, 1940, at Quebec City, she arrived at Halifax five days later to complete fitting out and working up. She left Halifax on January 21, 1941, escorting convoy HX.104 to the U.K., where she received her finishing touches at South Shields, Tyne, from February 4 to April 21. She arrived at Tobermory on April 22 to work up, and on June 10 left Aultbea to escort convoy OB.332. Arriving at Halifax on June 25, she joined Newfoundland Command, and between July, 1941 and January, 1942, made three round trips to Iceland as ocean escort. On February 1, 1942, she left St. John's for convoy SC.67 on the recently inaugurated "Newfie-Derry" run, and on February 10 was torpedoed and sunk south of Iceland by U 136. There were only eight survivors.

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