Allied Warships

HMCS Weyburn (K 173)

Corvette of the Flower class

Navy	The Royal Canadian Navy
Type	Corvette
Class	Flower
Pennant	K 173
Built by	Port Arthur Shipbuilding Co. (Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada)
Ordered	1 Feb 1940
Laid down	21 Dec 1940
Launched	26 Jul 1941
Commissioned	26 Nov 1941
Lost	22 Feb 1943
Loss position	35° 46'N, 6° 02'W

History	On 22 February 1943 HMCS Weyburn (A/Lt.Cdr. Thomas Maitland Wake Golby, RCNR) was mined off Cape Espartel east of Gibraltar in position 35º46'N, 06º02'W. Twelve members off her crew including her commanding officer were lost with the ship. The mine was laid by U-118 on 1 February 1943. Hit by U-boat Sunk on 22 Feb 1943 by U-118 (Czygan).
U-boat Attack	See our U-boat attack entry for the HMCS Weyburn

Commands listed for HMCS Weyburn (K 173)

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	Commander	From	To
1	T/A/Lt.Cdr. Thomas Maitland Wake Golby, RCNR	26 Nov 1941	22 Feb 1943 (+)

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Notable events involving Weyburn include:

20 Jul 1942
HMCS Weyburn (T/A/Lt.Cdr. T.M.W. Golby, RCNR) picks up 42 men from the British merchant Frederika Lensen that was torpedoed and heavy damaged by German U-boat U-132 in the Gulf of St.Lawrence near Anticosti Island in position 49°22'N, 65°12'W.

23 Sep 1942
HMCS Weyburn (T/A/Lt.Cdr. T.M.W. Golby, RCNR) picks up 3 survivors from the British tanker Athelsultan that was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-617 in the North Atlantic southeast of Cape Farewell in position 58°42'N, 33°38'W.