| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | ASW Whaler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | FY 332 |
| Built by | Smiths Dock Co., Ltd. (South Bank-on-Tees, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 18 Jul 1928 |
| Commissioned | Aug 1940 |
| Lost | 3 Mar 1945 |
| Loss position | 64° 05'N, 23° 15'W |
| History | Completed in October 1928. On 3 March 1945, HMS Southern Flower (Skipper George William Brown, RNR) was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-1022 off Reykjavik, Iceland in position 64º05'N, 23º15'W. (25 dead, 1 survivor, the Commanding Officer) Hit by U-boat |
| U-boat Attack | See our U-boat attack entry for the HMS Southern Flower |
Commands listed for HMS Southern Flower (FY 332)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Skr. John Coxall, RNR | 22 Aug 1940 | 9 Aug 1941 |
| 2 | Skr. John Baxter, RNR | 9 Aug 1941 | 21 Dec 1942 |
| 3 | Skr. Herbert Clarke, RNR | 21 Dec 1942 | May 1944 |
| 4 | Skr. George William Brown, RNR | May 1944 | 3 Mar 1945 |
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Notable events involving Southern Flower include:
29 Sep 1940
HMS H 50 (Lt. G.V. Prowse, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Southern Flower (Skr. J. Coxall, RNR, RNR) and HMS Terje 5 (Skr. C. Hodson, RNR).