HMCS Charlottetown
Corvette · Canada · Lost 1942 · The Gulf of St Lawrence
A Royal Canadian Navy corvette torpedoed by U-517 in the St. Lawrence River while returning from convoy escort duty in 1942.
The Vessel and Her Loss
HMCS Charlottetown was a Flower-class corvette that had escorted convoy SQ-30 to Rimouski before being torpedoed by U-517 near Cap-Chat, Quebec, on September 11, 1942. She sank quickly, and her commanding officer and nine of her crew were lost. Named for Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, she was one of four Canadian warships sunk during the Battle of the St. Lawrence.
Vessel
- 1941
- Pennant K244
- Kingston Shipbuilding Co.
- Kingston, Ontario, Canada
- Steel
- 208 ft
- 33 ft
- 1015
- Steam, single screw, triple-expansion reciprocating engine
- Royal Canadian Navy
Loss
- September 11, 1942
- Enemy action
- St. Lawrence River near Cap-Chat, Quebec
- St. Lawrence River
- Rimouski, Quebec → Gaspé, Quebec
- Not established
- Not established
- 9
- T/Lt. John Willard Bonner, RCNR
The Wreck Today
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Position
- 49.17° N 66.83° W
- Approximate position
- Cap-Chat, Quebec
Position from uboat.net loss record, 49°10'N, 66°50'W.
Evidence
Overall confidence: Documented (85/100)
Present wreck condition and exact depth are not established in the sources reviewed.
Government of Canada, Department of National Defence official ship lineages
Commission date, sinking date, U-boat identity.
uboat.net Allied Warships database
Loss position, commanding officer, casualty figures.
