Narcissus was constructed at Lewis’s shipyard in Aberdeen in April 1941, with the express purpose of joining the Battle of the Atlantic as a convoy escort. She was to act as a platform, from which attacking Germansubmarines could be detected above or below the surface anytime, and driven away or destroyed. She was equipped with sonar and, eventually, type-271 radar and armed with depth charge rails and throwers. A forward throwing Hedgehog was added at a later date.
During the course of these convoys, she expended countless depth charges against under-water contacts and picked up survivors from several Allied ships. In March 1943, she took part in the rescue of survivors of the destroyerHMS Harvester, which had been sunk by U-432 during the passage of convoy HX 228. In September 1943, she narrowly missed being torpedoed by U-260 and witnessed the sinking of her consort, HMS Itchen, by U-666.
When the Second World War ended, she was ordered to Milford Haven to de-ammunition and be laid up in reserve.
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Peter Coy, 1997 The Echo of a Fighting Flower, Square One Publications
October 30, 2023
narcissus, other, ships, with, same, name, narcissus, narcissus, flower, class, corvette, which, served, royal, navy, during, second, world, from, 1941, 1945, primarily, escorted, convoys, across, atlantic, ocean, historyunited, kingdomnamehms, narcissusbuilde. For other ships with the same name see HMS Narcissus HMS Narcissus was a Flower class corvette which served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War from 1941 to the end of the war in 1945 She primarily escorted convoys across the Atlantic Ocean HistoryUnited KingdomNameHMS NarcissusBuilderJ Lewis amp Sons LtdLaid down9 September 1940Launched29 March 1941Commissioned17 July 1941IdentificationPennant number K74FateSold April 1946 as mercantile Este wrecked 27 June 1969General characteristicsClass and typeFlower class corvette Contents 1 Construction and armament 2 War service 3 Post war 4 ReferencesConstruction and armament editNarcissus was constructed at Lewis s shipyard in Aberdeen in April 1941 with the express purpose of joining the Battle of the Atlantic as a convoy escort She was to act as a platform from which attacking German submarines could be detected above or below the surface anytime and driven away or destroyed She was equipped with sonar and eventually type 271 radar and armed with depth charge rails and throwers A forward throwing Hedgehog was added at a later date War service editAfter her crew had been worked up at the training base at Tobermory in August 1941 she joined the Clyde Escort Force at Greenock on the River Clyde Apart from three annual refits and a rearmament at Govan Fort William and Troon she escorted merchant ships continuously for three years Narcissus went across the North Atlantic to Newfoundland across the Bay of Biscay to Gibraltar and once to Freetown and back During the course of these convoys she expended countless depth charges against under water contacts and picked up survivors from several Allied ships In March 1943 she took part in the rescue of survivors of the destroyer HMS Harvester which had been sunk by U 432 during the passage of convoy HX 228 In September 1943 she narrowly missed being torpedoed by U 260 and witnessed the sinking of her consort HMS Itchen by U 666 On 6 June 1944 D day she escorted the follow up wave of the invasion of Normandy of the 3rd Canadian Division in Landing Ships and Landing Craft Infantry to Juno Beach and the 51st Highland Division to Gold Beach respectively After the first frantic months of re supply convoy duties across the English Channel she acted as a local escort for the South western Approaches Post war editWhen the Second World War ended she was ordered to Milford Haven to de ammunition and be laid up in reserve References editPeter Coy 1997 The Echo of a Fighting Flower Square One Publications Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Narcissus K74 amp oldid 1129142029, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,