Allied Warships

HMS Myosotis (K 65)

Corvette of the Flower class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeCorvette
ClassFlower 
PennantK 65 
Built byJ. Lewis & Sons Ltd. (Aberdeen, Scotland) 
Ordered31 Aug 1939 
Laid down21 Jun 1940 
Launched28 Jan 1941 
Commissioned30 May 1941 
End service 
Loss position
 
History

Sold on 2 september 1946 to Faroe islands for refitting as trawler Grunningur, but laid up in Thorshavn in May 1949.
Sold to Ørnen, towed to Sandefjord by Hauk, refitted as bouy-boat at Framnæs Mek.V. Renamed THORØRN by A/S Ørnen, (Thor Dahl Wh.Co.).
First whaling season was 1949/1950.
Refitted as whaler at Smith's Dock, during the summer of 1951.
A new (diesel) engine (a 6-cyl. Sulzer, 2400 BHP) was installed during 1952/1953.
Hired by Aukra Hval in the summer of 1956 for drifting in Norwegian waters.
Service in Antarctic from 1953 to 1967.
Laid up in Sandefjord from May 1967 to June 1969.
Sold to shipbreakers at Grimstad 1969.

Commanding Officers:
Lt. Gerald Peter Shiers Lowe, RNVR
July 1941 – 1 February 1943

T/Lt. Reginald Lugg, RNR
1 February 1943 – still in command in April 1945 according to the Navy List
Promoted to T/A/Lt.Cdr. on ???

HMS Myosotis is not listed in the July 1945 Navy List

 

Commands listed for HMS Myosotis (K 65)

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CommanderFromTo
1Lt. Gerald Peter Shiers Lowe, RNVRJul 19411 Feb 1943
2T/Lt. Reginald Lugg, RNR1 Feb 1943Apr 1945 ?

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