HMS Mimosa (K11)

HMS Mimosa (K11) was a Flower-class corvette that served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War.[1][2]

Construction and career

She was built at Charles Hill & Sons in Bristol in 1941.[1] She was later transferred to the Free French Naval Forces and renamed FFL Mimosa (K11).[1]

The ship was assigned to supporting convoys during the war.[3] The ship left Greenock in Scotland on 31 May 1942 to escort Convoy ONS-100.[3] On 9 Jun 1942 at 04:10, the ship was sunk was sunk in the North Atlantic Ocean by torpedo from U-124.[1][2][3][4] 67 of her complement wer killed and there were 4 survivors.[1] Many of the dead sailors were from the island communities of Saint Pierre and Miquelon.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "HMS Mimosa (K 11) of the Royal Navy". uboat.net. Retrieved 2026-05-13.
  2. 1 2 Morgan, Daniel (2011). U-Boat Attack Logs. Seaforth publishing. p. 243. ISBN 9781848321182. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Mimosa - Corvette". memorial national des marins. Retrieved 2026-05-13.
  4. ↑ Brown, David (1995). Warship losses of World War Two. Naval Institute Press. p. 65. ISBN 9781557509147.
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