HMS Zinnia (K98)

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Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svgUnited Kingdom
NameHMS Zinnia
Ordered31 August 1939
Builder Smiths Dock Company, South Bank, Middlesbrough
Laid down20 August 1940
Launched28 November 1940
Commissioned30 March 1941
Out of serviceSunk on 23 August 1941
Identification Pennant number: K98
FateSunk by German submarine U-564
General characteristics
Class and type Flower-class corvette
Displacement925 long tons (940 t)
Length205 ft (62 m)
Beam33 ft (10 m)
Draught11.5 ft (3.5 m)
Propulsion
  • Two fire tube boilers
  • one 4-cycle triple-expansion steam engine
Speed16 knots (30 km/h) at 2,750 hp (2,050 kW)
Range3,500 nautical miles (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement85
Armament

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′N10°40′W / 40.417°N 10.667°W / 40.417; -10.667 .

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