Periwinkle was built at Harland & Wolff, Belfast, as part of the 1939 War Emergency building programme.[2] She was laid down on 30 October 1939 and launched 24 February 1940. She was completed and entered service on 8 April 1940, being named for the periwinkle family of flowers. As built, Periwinkle had the short forecastle that was a feature of the early Flowers, and which adversely effected their habitability. She also had the merchant-style enclosed wheelhouse, and the foremast stepped ahead of the bridge, of the original design.
Service history
Royal Navy
After working up, Periwinkle was assigned to the Western Approaches Escort Force for service as a convoy escort. In this role she was engaged in all the duties performed by escort ships; protecting convoys, searching for and attacking U-boats which attacked ships in convoy, and rescuing survivors. In 23 months service Periwinkle escorted 41 North Atlantic, 10 Gibraltar and 10 South Atlantic convoys[3][4] assisting in the safe passage of over 1500 ships. She was involved in three major convoy battles: In September 1940 Periwinkle was part of the escort for SC 2, which was attacked by a U-boat pack, losing 5 ships sunk.[5] In October 1940 she was with HX 77, which lost six ships sunk.[6] In June 1941 Periwinkle was with OB 329, which saw 4 ships sunk and one U-boat (U-147) destroyed; Periwinkle shared in its destruction.[7][8] In September 1941 she was with HG 73, which lost nine merchant and one warship sunk.[9]
US Navy
For other ships with the same name, see USS Restless.
Following the entry of the United States into the war the US Navy was in need of anti-submarine warfare vessels, and to meet this need a number of ships were transferred from the Royal Navy as part of a reverse Lend-Lease arrangement.[10]Periwinkle was commissioned into the USN on 15 March 1942 as USS Restless. After an overhaul Restless was employed as an escort on convoys between New York and the Caribbean. In August 1945 she was decommissioned and returned to the Royal Navy.[11]
Fate
Periwinkle was stricken in 1947 and sold into commercial service as the merchant ship Perilock. She was scrapped at Hong Kong in 1953.[11][12]
Kemp, Paul (1997). U-Boats Destroyed, German submarine losses in the World Wars. Arms and Armour. ISBN1-85409-515-3.
External links
HMS Periwinkle at uboat.net
USS Restless at uboat.net
Restless at history.navy.mil
August 21, 2023
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For other ships with the same name see USS Restless HMS Periwinkle was a Flower class corvette built for the Royal Navy during the Second World War and was in service in the Battle of the Atlantic In 1942 she was transferred to the United States Navy as part of the Reverse Lend Lease arrangement and renamed USS Restless one of the Temptress class gunboats With the end of hostilities she was returned to the Royal Navy and sold into mercantile service HMS Periwinkle October 1941HistoryUnited KingdomNameHMS PeriwinkleNamesakePeriwinkle flower BuilderHarland amp Wolff BelfastLaid down30 October 1939Launched24 February 1940Commissioned8 April 1940Decommissioned15 March 1942IdentificationPennant number K55FateTransferred to United States NavyUnited StatesNameUSS RestlessCommissioned15 March 1942Decommissioned20 August 1945IdentificationHull number PG 66FateReturned to Royal NavyUnited KingdomNameHMS PeriwinkleFateSold into civilian service 1947 scrapped 1953General characteristics 1 Class and typeFlower class corvetteDisplacement925 long tons 940 t 1 036 short tons Length205 ft 62 48 m o aBeam33 ft 2 in 10 11 m Draught13 ft 7 in 4 14 m Propulsionsingle shaft 2 fire tube Scotch boilers 1 4 cycle triple expansion reciprocating steam engine 2 750 ihp 2 050 kW Speed16 5 knots 30 6 km h Range3 500 nautical miles 6 482 km at 12 knots 22 2 km h Complement85Sensors and processing systems1 SW1C or 2C radar 1 Type 123A or Type 127DV sonarArmament1 4 inch BL Mk IX single gun 2 50 cal machine gun twin 2 Lewis 303 cal machine gun twin 2 Mk II depth charge throwers 2 Depth charge rails with 40 depth charges originally fitted with minesweeping gear later removed Contents 1 Design and construction 2 Service history 2 1 Royal Navy 2 2 US Navy 3 Fate 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksDesign and construction EditPeriwinkle was built at Harland amp Wolff Belfast as part of the 1939 War Emergency building programme 2 She was laid down on 30 October 1939 and launched 24 February 1940 She was completed and entered service on 8 April 1940 being named for the periwinkle family of flowers As built Periwinkle had the short forecastle that was a feature of the early Flowers and which adversely effected their habitability She also had the merchant style enclosed wheelhouse and the foremast stepped ahead of the bridge of the original design Service history EditRoyal Navy Edit After working up Periwinkle was assigned to the Western Approaches Escort Force for service as a convoy escort In this role she was engaged in all the duties performed by escort ships protecting convoys searching for and attacking U boats which attacked ships in convoy and rescuing survivors In 23 months service Periwinkle escorted 41 North Atlantic 10 Gibraltar and 10 South Atlantic convoys 3 4 assisting in the safe passage of over 1500 ships She was involved in three major convoy battles In September 1940 Periwinkle was part of the escort for SC 2 which was attacked by a U boat pack losing 5 ships sunk 5 In October 1940 she was with HX 77 which lost six ships sunk 6 In June 1941 Periwinkle was with OB 329 which saw 4 ships sunk and one U boat U 147 destroyed Periwinkle shared in its destruction 7 8 In September 1941 she was with HG 73 which lost nine merchant and one warship sunk 9 US Navy Edit For other ships with the same name see USS Restless Following the entry of the United States into the war the US Navy was in need of anti submarine warfare vessels and to meet this need a number of ships were transferred from the Royal Navy as part of a reverse Lend Lease arrangement 10 Periwinkle was commissioned into the USN on 15 March 1942 as USS Restless After an overhaul Restless was employed as an escort on convoys between New York and the Caribbean In August 1945 she was decommissioned and returned to the Royal Navy 11 Fate EditPeriwinkle was stricken in 1947 and sold into commercial service as the merchant ship Perilock She was scrapped at Hong Kong in 1953 11 12 Notes Edit Conway p62 Elliott p 187 Periwinkle convoy movements at naval history net retrieved 18 July 2020 Periwinkle convoy assignments at convoyweb org uk retrieved 18 July 2020 Blair p 182 Blair p 197 Blair p 307 Kemp p 70 Blair pp 389 391 Elliott p189 a b Restless at history navy mil retrieved 18 July 2020 Periwinkle at uboat net retrieved 18 July 2020References EditBlair Clay 2000 Hitler s U Boat War The Hunters 1939 1942 London Cassell ISBN 0 304 35260 8 Chesneau Roger ed 1980 Conway s All the World s Fighting Ships 1922 1946 Greenwich UK Conway Maritime Press ISBN 0 85177 146 7 Elliott Peter 1977 Allied Escort Ships of World War II A complete survey London Macdonald and Jane s ISBN 0 356 08401 9 Hague Arnold The Allied Convoy System 1939 1945 2000 ISBN 1 55125 033 0 Canada ISBN 1 86176 147 3 UK Kemp Paul 1997 U Boats Destroyed German submarine losses in the World Wars Arms and Armour ISBN 1 85409 515 3 External links EditHMS Periwinkle at uboat net USS Restless at uboat net Restless at history navy 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