HMS Hollyhock (K64)

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Hollyhock
Builder	John Crown & Sons Ltd
Laid down	27 November 1939
Launched	19 August 1940
Commissioned	19 November 1940
Identification	Pennant number: K64
Status	Sunk by Japanese aircraft 9 April 1942
General characteristics
Class and type	Template:Sclass2-

HMS Hollyhock was a Template:Sclass2- that served in the Royal Navy.

Hollyhock was laid down at John Crown & Sons Ltd on 27 November 1939 and launched on 19 August 1940. She was commissioned into the Royal Navy on 19 November 1940.

Hollyhock was bombed and sunk by Japanese naval aircraft on 9 April 1942 east of Ceylon in the Indian Ocean, along with the aircraft carrier Hermes, the Australian destroyer Vampire and two tankers.

External links

• [1]
• HMS Hollyhock on the Arnold Hague database at convoyweb.org.uk.