Shortly after midnight on 9 February 1942 while escorting convoy ON-60, Alysse was torpedoed by the German submarine U-654.[2] The torpedo struck Alysse on the port side in the forward part of the ship causing her to settle by the bow. The surviving crew were rescued by HMCS Hepatica and HMCS Moose Jaw; 36 crew members were lost. Hepatica then attempted to tow Alysse but after 30 minutes the tow parted. A further attempt was made to tow her to port later that day but after 18 hours Alysse foundered and sank at 6°34N/44°10W.[3]
french, corvette, alysse, other, ships, with, same, name, alyssum, alysse, formerly, alyssum, nine, flower, class, corvettes, lent, royal, navy, free, french, naval, forces, alysse, flower, class, corvette, 1942, painthistoryfrancenamealysseordered12, december. For other ships with the same name see HMS Alyssum Alysse formerly HMS Alyssum was one of the nine Flower class corvettes lent by the Royal Navy to the Free French Naval Forces Alysse Flower class corvette in 1942 paintHistoryFranceNameAlysseOrdered12 December 1939Laid down24 June 1940Launched3 March 1941Commissioned17 June 1941IdentificationPennant number K100FateTorpedoed and sunk on 9 February 1942General characteristicsClass and typeFlower class corvetteDisplacement950 tonnesLength62 7 m 205 ft 9 in Beam10 9 m 35 ft 9 in Draught2 7 m 8 ft 10 in PropulsionEngine 4 cylinder triple expansion steam engine Fuel Gazole Pressure 225 PSI Power 2 750 hp 2 050 kW Speed16 knots 30 km h 18 mph Range3 450 nmi 6 390 km 3 970 mi at 12 knots 22 km h 14 mph Fuel capacity 230 tonnesComplement70Sensors and processing systemsType 271 surface radarArmament1 BL 4 in 102 mm Mark IX gun 1 Mark VIII 40 mm gun 2 Mark IIA 20 mm guns 2 Hotchkiss machine guns 1 Mark III Hedgehog mortar 24 shells 4 Mark I depth charge launchers 2 ramps for Mark I depth charges 60 depth charges 1 Contents 1 Construction 2 War service 3 Citations 4 ReferencesConstruction editAlysse was built by George Brown amp Co War service editOriginally built as HMS Alyssum by the British Royal Navy she was loaned to the Free French Navy upon completion on 17 June 1941 Convoys escorted by Alysse citation needed Year Month Name of convoy1941 July convoy England United States1941 August SC 401941 September SC 441941 September ON 191941 October SC 501941 November1941 December1942 January SC 621942 January ON 60Shortly after midnight on 9 February 1942 while escorting convoy ON 60 Alysse was torpedoed by the German submarine U 654 2 The torpedo struck Alysse on the port side in the forward part of the ship causing her to settle by the bow The surviving crew were rescued by HMCS Hepatica and HMCS Moose Jaw 36 crew members were lost Hepatica then attempted to tow Alysse but after 30 minutes the tow parted A further attempt was made to tow her to port later that day but after 18 hours Alysse foundered and sank at 6 34N 44 10W 3 nbsp Alysse just prior to sinking 9 February 1942Citations edit Alysse J 1159 1942 Wreck site FFL Alysse K 100 French Corvette uboat net Retrieved 22 March 2018 HMS Alyssum K 100 uboat net Retrieved 22 March 2018 References editFriedman Norman 2008 British Destroyers and Frigates The Second World War and After Barnsley UK Seaforth Publishing ISBN 978 1 84832 015 4 nbsp This article about a specific military ship or boat of France is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title French corvette Alysse amp oldid 1210209332, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
