HMCS Regina (K234)

HMCS "Regina" (K234) was a Royal Canadian Navy Flower-class corvette which took part in convoy escort duties during World War II.

She was laid down at Marine Industries Ltd., Sorel on 22 March 1941 and launched on 14 October of that year. She was commissioned into the RCN on 22 January 1942.

On 3 July 1942 "Regina" rescued 25 survivors from the crew of the American merchant "Alexander Macomb" which was torpedoed and sunk by U-215 east of Cape Cod at 41-48N, 66-35W.

On 8 February 1943, "Regina" attacked and sank the Italian submarine "Avorio" off Philippeville, Algeria.

On 8 August 1944, "Regina" was torpedoed and sunk by U-667 convert|8|nmi|km north of Trevose Head on the coast of Cornwall at 50-42N, 05-03W while rescuing survivors of the American merchant "Ezra Weston". The warship sank in 28 seconds. 30 crew were killed.

The wreck of "Regina" and the "Ezra Weston" rest in convert|60|m|ft of water. The exploration of these wrecks by a crew of researchers was the subject of an episode of the television documentary series "Deep Sea Mysteries".cite web
url=http://biathlon-net.com/download/programme/119/ZDFE_OS_DeepWreck.pdf
title=HMCS "Regina"
accessdate=January 22
accessyear=2007
publisher=Deep Sea Mysteries
author=Crispin Sadler]

Commanding officers

* Lt. Cdr. Roland Fraser Harris, RCNR (22 January 1942 - 23 February 1942)

* Lt. R.S. Kelly, RCNR (24 February 1942 - 20 October 1942)

* A/Lt. Cdr. Harry Freeland, RCNR (21 October 1942 - 3 September 1943)
** Promoted to Lt.Cdr. on 1 January 1943

* Lt. Jack Wiles Radford, RCNR (4 September 1943 - 8 August 1944)

References

* [http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/hague/search3.php?query=Regina&Submit=Find+Vessel HMCS "Regina" (K234) on the Arnold Hague database]