| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Flower |
| Pennant | K 56 |
| Built by | George Brown & Co. (Greenock, Scotland): Kincaid |
| Ordered | 25 Jul 1939 |
| Laid down | 20 Oct 1939 |
| Launched | 25 May 1940 |
| Commissioned | 11 Sep 1940 |
| Lost | 10 Mar 1944 |
| Loss position | 45.24N, 18.09W (See a map) |
| History | At 0154 hours on 10 March 1944 the German submarine U-575 attacked convoy SL-150, which was combined with convoy MKS-41 and sank HMS Asphodel (Lt. Michael Albert Halliday, RNZNR) with a Gnat torpedo in position 45º24'N, 18º09'W. Only five survivors out of a crew of 97 were picked up by the British corvette HMS Clover. Commanding Officers: Lt.Cdr. Henry Patterson Carse, DSC, RNVR Lt. Michael Albert Halliday, RNZNR Hit by U-boat |
Commands listed for HMS Asphodel (K 56)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. (retired) Kenneth Warden Stewart, RN | 14 Aug 1940 | 6 Sep 1942 |
| 2 | Lt. Henry Patterson Carse, DSC, RNVR | 6 Sep 1942 | 1 Feb 1944 |
| 3 | Michael Albert Halliday, RNZNR | 1 Feb 1944 | 10 Mar 1944 (+) |
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Noteable events involving Asphodel include:
21 Oct 1941
The British merchant Serbino is torpedoed and sunk west of Fastnet in position 51º10'N, 19º20'W by the German submarine U-82. HMS Asphodel (Lt.Cdr. K.W. Stewart, (retired), RN) later picks up 51 survivors.
3 Feb 1943
HMS Asphodel (Lt.Cdr. H.P. Carse, DSC, RNVR) picks up 16 survivors from the British tanker Inverilen that is torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-456 in the North Atlantic south of Iceland in position 56º35'N, 23º30'W.
22 Apr 1943
HMS Asphodel (Lt.Cdr. H.P. Carse, DSC, RNVR) picks up 54 survivors from the British merchant Amerika that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-306 in the north Atlantic, south of Cape Farewell in position 57º30'N, 42º50'W.