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HMS Abelia (K 184)

Corvette of the Flower class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeCorvette
ClassFlower 
PennantK 184 
Built byHarland & Wolff Ltd. (Belfast, Northern Ireland) 
Ordered8 Apr, 1940 
Laid down19 Aug, 1940 
Launched28 Nov, 1940 
Commissioned3 Feb, 1941 
End service 
Loss position
 
History

Sold in 1947.
Became the merchant Kraft in 1948.
Renamed Arne Skontorp in 1954.
Scrapped in Norway in 1966.

Commanding Officers:
T/A/Lt.Cdr. Frank Ardern, RNR
27 January 1941 – 5 May 1943

Lt. Francis Arthur Everett, RNR
5 May 1943 – 27 July 1943

Lt. Robert Inglis Floris, RNZNR
27 July 1943 – 24 November 1943

A/Lt.Cdr. Orme Gordon Stuart, RCNVR
24 November 1943 – 5 July 1944

T/Lt. Donald Swinborne Hutton, RNR
5 July 1944 - ???

T/Lt. Roy Austin Parker, RNVR
??? – still listed in the July 1945 Navy List

HMS Abelia is not listed as active unit in the October 1945 Navy List 

Hit by U-boat
Damaged on 9 Jan, 1944 by unknown ().


Noteable events involving Abelia include:

9 Jan, 1944
HMS Abelia (A/Lt.Cdr. O.G. Stuart, RCNVR) lost her rudder after being hit by a U-boat torpedo in approximate position 50N, 18W. It is not known which U-boat fired the torpedo. (see map)


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