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HMS Snowflake (K211)
HMS ''Snowflake'' (K211) was a that served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War. The ship participated in both the Battle of the Atlantic and the Arctic convoys of World War II. Construction The ship was ordered 3 Aug 1940 and laid down at Smith's Dock Company on 19 May 1941. The ship was launched 22 Aug 1941. Career The ship was commissioned 2 Nov 1941. In April and May 1942, the ship was assigned to Convoy ONS 5. During this convoy, the ship commenced a depth charge attack on an Asdic contact on the evening of the 28th April. The ship remained continuously in action from then on engaging U-boat contacts. During the battle, U-532 launched six torpedoes at the ship. The closest one missed Snowflake by about . After U-532 dived, Snowflake dropped three depth charges on the initial ASDIC contact and ten depth charges when contact was regained at . Snowflake regained ASDIC contact at and dropped another pattern of ten depth charges. On the morning of 6 May the ship record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Snowflake FL5546
HMS or hms may refer to: Education * Habib Medical School, of the Islamic University in Uganda * Hartley–Melvin–Sanborn Community School District of Iowa, United States * Harvard Medical School of Harvard University * Heidelberg Middle School, a former American school in Heidelberg, Germany * Hongwanji Mission School, in Hawaii, United States * Horley Methodist School, Teluk Intan, in Malaysia Medicine and science * Hartford Medical Society, an American professional association based in Hartford, Connecticut *Health management system * Hexose monophosphate shunt, an alternative name for the pentose phosphate pathway * Highly migratory species, a classification of fish * Hypermobility spectrum disorder, formerly hypermobility syndrome or HMS * HMS, a brand name of medrysone Technology *Huawei Mobile Services, proprietary apps and services from Huawei bundled with Android devices * HMS Networks, a company in the field of industrial communications * Heavy melting steel * H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
