Assigned the pennant number K45, Convolvulus was built by Charles Hill & Sons, Bristol and was laid down on 17 January 1940. She was launched on 22 September 1940 and was subsequently commissioned on 26 February 1941.[1]
Service
Convolvulus formed part of the 36th Escort Group which escorted the convoy HG 76 as well as convoys OG 82 and HG 84. During the escort of the latter, Convolvulus was left on a number of occasions as the convoy's lone escort whilst the other escorts investigated suspected U-boat contact or chased away U-boats caught on the surface. Despite the small escort screen offered by the ships of the 36th Escort Group and the lone sentry duty often performed by Convolvulus, HG 84 suffered only a 22% loss rate.[2]
Captain F J Walker, RN, then leader of the 36th Escort Group said of this action:
I am proud of the offensive spirit, initiative and sheer guts displayed by these Corvettes. Convolvulus, my deputy during my absences from the convoy, never put a foot wrong.[3]
Fate
She was sold to be broken up for scrap to John Cashmore Ltd on 21 August 1947 and she was eventually scrapped at Newport on 5 October 1947.
References
^"HMS Convolvulus". Uboat.net. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
convolvulus, other, ships, with, same, name, convolvulus, convolvulus, flower, class, corvette, royal, navy, world, launched, 1940, served, battle, atlantic, scrapped, 1947, historyunited, kingdomnamehms, convolvulusordered25, july, 1939buildercharles, hill, s. For other ships with the same name see HMS Convolvulus HMS Convolvulus was a Flower class corvette of the Royal Navy in World War II She was launched in 1940 served in the Battle of the Atlantic and was scrapped in 1947 HMS Convolvulus K45 HistoryUnited KingdomNameHMS ConvolvulusOrdered25 July 1939BuilderCharles Hill amp Sons BristolLaid down17 January 1940Launched22 September 1940Commissioned26 February 1941IdentificationPennant number K45FateScrapped on 5 October 1947General characteristicsClass and typeFlower class corvette Contents 1 Construction 2 Service 3 Fate 4 References 5 PublicationsConstruction EditAssigned the pennant number K45 Convolvulus was built by Charles Hill amp Sons Bristol and was laid down on 17 January 1940 She was launched on 22 September 1940 and was subsequently commissioned on 26 February 1941 1 Service EditConvolvulus formed part of the 36th Escort Group which escorted the convoy HG 76 as well as convoys OG 82 and HG 84 During the escort of the latter Convolvulus was left on a number of occasions as the convoy s lone escort whilst the other escorts investigated suspected U boat contact or chased away U boats caught on the surface Despite the small escort screen offered by the ships of the 36th Escort Group and the lone sentry duty often performed by Convolvulus HG 84 suffered only a 22 loss rate 2 Captain F J Walker RN then leader of the 36th Escort Group said of this action I am proud of the offensive spirit initiative and sheer guts displayed by these Corvettes Convolvulus my deputy during my absences from the convoy never put a foot wrong 3 Fate EditShe was sold to be broken up for scrap to John Cashmore Ltd on 21 August 1947 and she was eventually scrapped at Newport on 5 October 1947 References Edit HMS Convolvulus Uboat net Retrieved 28 March 2012 Wemyss D E G Relentless Pursuit 1955 Robertson T Walker RN 1956 Evans Brothers LtdPublications EditColledge J J Warlow Ben 2006 1969 Ships of the Royal Navy The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy Rev ed London Chatham Publishing ISBN 978 1 86176 281 8 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Convolvulus K45 amp oldid 1055538674, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
