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HMS Gentian – September 1941
History United Kingdom Name HMS Gentian Namesake gentian Ordered 19 September 1939 Builder Harland and Wolff Yard number 1070[1] Laid down 20 April 1940 Launched 6 August 1940 Completed 22 September 1940[1] Commissioned 20 September 1940 Identification Pennant number : K90Honours and
Fate Scrapped Purfleet 21 August 1947 General characteristics Class and type Flower-class corvette Displacement 950 tons Length 205 ft (62 m ) Installed power 2,750 hp kW ) Propulsion Reciprocating engine, 1 shaft Speed 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)Range 3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi ) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) Complement 85 Armament
HMS Gentian was a Royal Navy Flower-class corvette that served in the Battle of the Atlantic during World War II .
One of the first batch of wartime corvettes laid down, she served most of the time in the Western Approaches , escorting convoys across the North Atlantic with Escort Group B2 and was also on the Arctic runs to Murmansk and Archangel . In 1941 the ship was also involved in escort work out of Gibraltar and was one of the Royal Navy corvettes employed on escort duties during D-Day .
Kington
[ edit ] Adoption plaque
The ship was adopted by the residents of the Kington Urban and Rural Districts, during Warship Week , 29 November – 6 December 1941. The plaque presented to the ship is now in Kington Museum .[2]
Wartime service
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Western Approaches Command convoy's involving HMS Gentian
HX 82 (Departed Halifax, 20 October 1940, arrived Liverpool, 6 November 1940 – ESCORT 01/11 – 04/11)
SC 9 (Departed Sydney CB, 24 October 1940, arrived Liverpool, 9 November 1940 – ESCORT 04/11 – 09/11)
OB 236 (Departed Liverpool, 29 October 1940, dispersed 2 December 1940 – ESCORT 01/11 – 01/11)
HX 90 (Departed Halifax, 21 November 1940, rendezvous with Gentian 2 December 1940, arrived Liverpool, 5 December 1940)
OB 251 (Departed Liverpool, 28 November 1940, dispersed 17.20W 1 December 1940 – ESCORT 28/11 – 01/12)
SL-57 (Departed Freetown, 28 November 1940, arrived Liverpool, 19 December 1940 – ESCORT 15/12 – 17/12)
OB 258 (Departed Liverpool, 12 December 1940, dispersed 15 December 1940 – ESCORT 12/12 – 15/12)
OB 265 (Departed Liverpool, 26 December 1940, dispersed 30 December 1940 – ESCORT 26/12 – 30/12)
HX 97 (Departed Halifax, 18 November 1940, arrived Liverpool, 3 January 1941 – ESCORT 30/12 – 03/01)
OB 271 (Departed Liverpool, 8 January 1941, dispersed 12 January 1941 – ESCORT 8/1 – 12/1)
HX 100 (Departed Halifax, 1 January 1941, arrived Liverpool, 18 January 1941 – ESCORT 13/01 – 17/01)
HX 103 (Departed Halifax, 15 January 1941, arrived Liverpool, 1 February 1941 – ESCORT 27/01-)
OB 277 (Departed Liverpool, 22 January 1941, dispersed 27 January 1941 – ESCORT 22/01 – 26/01)
OG-52 (Departed Liverpool, 5 February 1941, arrived Gibraltar 21 February 1941 – ESCORT 05/02 – 21/02)
HG-55 (Departed Gibraltar, 3 March 1941, arrived Liverpool 22 March 1941 – ESCORT 03/03 – 10/03)
HG-57 (Departed Gibraltar, 25 March 1941, arrived Liverpool, 11 April 1941 – ESCORT 24/03)
HG-59 (Departed Gibraltar, 15 April 1941, arrived Liverpool, 1 May 1941 – ESCORT 15/04 – 22/04)
HG-61 (Departed Gibraltar, 6 May 1941, arrived Liverpool, 20 May 1941)
SL-74 (Departed Freetown, 10 May 1941, arrived Liverpool, 4 June 1941 – ESCORT 30/05 – 04/06)
OB 321 (Departed Liverpool, 11 May 1941, dispersed 17 May 1941 – ESCORT 12/05 – 17/05)
OB 333 (Departed Liverpool, 10 June 1941, dispersed 40.20N 34.40W 21 June 1941 – ESCORT 10/06 – 21/06)
HG-69 (Departed Gibraltar, 28 July 1941, arrived Liverpool, 11 August 1941- ESCORT 08/08 – 11/08 )
OS-2 (Depart Liverpool, 3 August 1941, arrived Freetown, 22 August 1941 – ESCORT 04/08 – 08/08)
OG-73 (Departed Liverpool, 29 August 1941, arrived Gibraltar 13 September 1941 – ESCORT 29/08 – 11/09)
HG-73 (Departed Gibraltar, 17 September 1941, arrived Liverpool, 1 October 1941 – ESCORT 17/09 – 30/09)
ON 27 (Departed Liverpool, 16 October 1941, dispersed 2 November 1941 – ESCORT 17/10 – 24/10)
HX 155 (Departed Halifax, 16 October 1941, arrived Liverpool, 31 October 1941 – ESCORT 25/10 – 31/10)
ON 34 (Departed Liverpool, 7 November 1941, dispersed 46.18N 52.40W 21 November 1941 – ESCORT 07/11 – 12/11)
ON 41 (Departed Liverpool, 27 November 1941, dispersed 47.44N 45.16W 11 December 1941 – ESCORT 27/11 – 06/12)
HX 162 (Departed Halifax, 27 November 1941, arrived Liverpool, 11 December 1941 – ESCORT 07/12 – 10/12)
ON 48 (Departed Liverpool, 19 December 1941, dispersed 43.59N 54.56W 31 December 1941 – ESCORT 19/12 – 26/12)
HX 166 (Departed Halifax, 21 December 1941, arrived Liverpool, 5 January 1942 – ESCORT 30/12 – 04/01)
ON 56 (Departed Liverpool, 12 January 1942, dispersed 59.00N 17.00W 16 January 1942- ESCORT 12/01 – 16/01)
SC 65 (Departed Halifax, 17 January 1942, arrived Liverpool, 4 February 1942 – ESCORT 29/01 – 31/01)
SC 67 (Departed Halifax, 30 January 1942, arrived Liverpool, 15 February 1942 – ESCORT 11/02 – 14/02)
ON 69 (Departed Liverpool, 20 February 1942, dispersed off Cape Cod 6 March 1942 – ESCORT 24/02 – 04/03)
HX 180 (Departed Halifax, 15 March 1942, arrived Liverpool, 27 March 1942 – ESCORT 19/03 – 27/03)
ON 83 (Departed Liverpool, 4 April 1942, arrived Halifax 17 April 1942 – ESCORT 05/04 – 15/04)
SC 81 (Departed Halifax, 23 April 1942, arrived Liverpool, 9 May 1942 – ESCORT 27/04 – 09/05)
HX 203 (Departed Halifax, 16 August 1942, arrived Liverpool, 28 August 1942)
ON 128 (Departed Liverpool, 5 September 1942, arrived New York City, 24 September 1942 – Gentian relieved on 18 September 1942)
HX 208 (Departed New York City, 17 September 1942, arrived Liverpool, 2 October 1942 – Gentian joined convoy on 23 September 1942)
ON 138 (Departed Liverpool, 11 October 1942, arrived New York City, 3 November 1942 – ESCORT 13/10 – 28/10)
HX 213 (Departed New York City, 26 October 1942, arrived Liverpool, 10 November 1942)
ON 148 (Departed Liverpool, 23 November 1942, arrived New York City, 13 December 1942 – ESCORT 24/11 – 04/12)
HX 219 (Departed New York City, 13 December 1942, arrived Liverpool, 29 December 1942)
ON 159 (Departed Liverpool, 4 January 1943, arrived New York, 20 January 1943)
ON 161 (Departed Liverpool, 12 January 1943, arrived New York, 31 January 1943 – Gentian joined convoy on 24 January 1943)
SC 117 (Departed New York City, 12 January 1943, arrived Liverpool, 3 February 1943 – ESCORT 29/01 – 02/02)
ON 170 (Departed Liverpool, 3 March 1943, arrived New York, 20 March 1943)
SC 123 (Departed New York City, 14 March 1943, arrived Liverpool, 3 April 1943 – ESCORT 21/03 – 01/04)
ONS 4 (Departed Liverpool, 13 April 1943, arrived Halifax, 5 May 1943 – ESCORT 14/04 – 29/04)
SC 129 (Departed Halifax, 2 May 1943, Gentian joined convoy with Escort Group B2 on 6 May)
ONS 9 (Departed Liverpool, 28 May 1943, arrived Halifax, 9 June 1943 – ESCORT 01/06 – 07/06)
SC 134 (Departed Halifax, 16 June 1943, arrived Liverpool, 1 July 1943 – ESCORT 20/06 – 29/06)
ONS 13 (Departed Liverpool, 14 July 1943, arrived Halifax, 29 July 1943 – ESCORT 15/07 – 25/07)
SC 138 (Departed Halifax, 30 July 1943, arrived Liverpool, 12 August 1943 – ESCORT 03/08 – 12/08)
ONS 22 (Departed Liverpool, 4 November 1943, arrived Halifax, 22 November 1943 – ESCORT 05/11 – 17/11)
HX 267 (Departed New York City, 19 November 1943, arrived Liverpool, 3 December 1943 – ESCORT 25/11 – 02/12)
ONS 25 (Departed Liverpool, 15 December 1943, arrived Halifax, 3 January 1944 – ESCORT 17/12 – 30/12)
HX 273 (Departed New York City, 29 December 1943, arrived Liverpool, 14 January 1944 – ESCORT 03/01 – 14/01)
ON 221 (Departed Liverpool, 24 January 1944, arrived NYC, 11 February 1944 – ESCORT 25/01 – 06/02)
HX 278 (Departed New York City, 5 February 1944, arrived Liverpool, 20 February 1944 – ESCORT 10/02 – 20/02)
ON 226 (Departed Liverpool, 29 February 1944, arrived NYC, 15 March 1944 – ESCORT 01/03 – 10/03)
SC 155 (Departed Halifax, 14 March 1944, arrived Liverpool, 29 March 1944 – ESCORT 17/03 – 28/03)
WP.SP-30 (Depart Milford Haven, 27 April 1944, arrived Portsmouth, 29 April 1944 – ESCORT 27/04 – 29/04)
WP-528 (Depart Milford Haven, 26 May 1944, arrived Portsmouth, 28 May 1944 – ESCORT 26/05 – 27/05)
EBM-1 (Depart Clyde, 1 June 1944, arrived Seine Bay, 1 June 1944 – ESCORT 01/06)
FTC-1 (Departed Seine Bay, 8 June 1944, arrived Southend 10 June 1944 – ESCORT 08/06 – 10/06)
FTC-6 (Departed Seine Bay, 13 June 1944, arrived Southend 14 June 1944 – ESCORT 13/06 – 14/06)
FTM-29 (Departed Seine Bay, 6 July 1944, arrived Southend 7 July 1944 – ESCORT 06/07 – 06/07)
MKS-74G (Departed Gibraltar, 31 December 1944, arrived Liverpool, 10 January 1945 – ESCORT 08/01 – 10/01)
BTC-82 (Departed Milford Haven 27 February 1945, arrived Southend 2 March 1945 – ESCORT 27/02 – 02/03)
References
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^ a b McCluskie, Tom (2013). The Rise and Fall of Harland and Wolff . Stroud: The History Press. p. 148. ISBN 9780752488615
^ Plaque; see image
Macintryre, Donald. U-boat Killer (Cassel & Co, 1956)
Syrett, David. The Defeat of the German U-Boats: The Battle of the Atlantic (University of South Carolina Press, 1994)
External links
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