HMCS SPIKENARD, Flower class corvette, was lost 10 February 1942 Â when she was torpedoed by U136 in the North Atlantic while escorting Convoy SC-67. Â Of her crew of 65, there were only 8 survivors, 57 killed.
Prior to SPIKENARD’s last sailing, her officers were engaged in a friendly competition with the officers of the other ships in her escort group. Â Each in turn had to drive a large spike into the floor of the renowned Crowsnest Officer’s Club in St. John’s Newfoundland. Â The skipper of SPIKENARD won the competition. On learning of SPIKENARD’s loss, the members of the Crowsnest, memorialized the spike in a fitting tribute.
Roger Litwiller Collection, photo courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL00572)
