Allied Warships

HMS Convolvulus (K 45)

Corvette of the Flower class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeCorvette
ClassFlower 
PennantK 45 
Built byCharles Hill & Sons Ltd. (Bristol, U.K.) : Richardson, Westgarth & Clark 
Ordered25 Jul 1939 
Laid down17 Jan 1940 
Launched22 Sep 1940 
Commissioned26 Feb 1941 
End service 
Loss position
 
History

Sold to be broken up for scrap to J. Cashmore on 21 August 1947.
Scrapped at Newport on 5 October 1947.

Commanding Officers:
T/Lt. Richard Sinclair Connell, RNR
21 January 1941 – 7 August 1942

Lt.Cdr. Lord Churston (Richard Francis Roger Yarde-Buller), RNVR
7 August 1942 – 5 February 1945

Lt. George Lachlan Fraser, RNR
5 February 1945 – still in command in April 1945 according to the Navy List

HMS Convolvulus is not listed as active unit in the July 1945 Navy List

 

Commands listed for HMS Convolvulus (K 45)

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CommanderFromTo
1T/Lt. Richard Sinclair Connell, RNR21 Jan 19417 Aug 1942
2A/Lt.Cdr. Lord Churston, RNVR7 Aug 19425 Feb 1945
3Lt. George Lachlan Fraser, RNR5 Feb 1945Apr 1945 ?

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