Corvette of the Flower class
| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Flower |
| Pennant | K 91 |
| Built by | William Simons & Co. Ltd. (Renfrew, Scotland) |
| Ordered | 31 Aug, 1939 |
| Laid down | 22 Sep, 1939 |
| Launched | 8 May, 1940 |
| Commissioned | 15 Jul, 1940 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
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| History | Sold on 9 August 1946.
Sold to Globus & Polaris in June 1949.
Towed by Salvator from Londonderry on 26 June to Greåker.
Refitted as bouy-boat at Sarpsborg Mek.V.
Delivered in November 1949 and renamed Norfinn.
Refitted as whaler in the autumn of 1952.,/br.
Last season 1961/1962.
Sold in October 1965 to Jos Boel & Fils, Tamise and towed to Belgium.
Scrapped in June 1966.
Commanding Officers:
Lt.Cdr. C.B. Sanders, RNVR
23 April 1940 – 12 February 1941
Lt.Cdr. Albert Ayre, RNR (retired)
12 February 1941 – 24 September 1942
T/Lt. Philip Edward Kitto, RNR
24 September 1942 – 23 September 1943
Promoted to T/A/Lt.Cdr. on ???
Lt. Reginald Frederick Pembry, RNR
23 September 1943 – still in command in April 1945 according to the Navy List
Promoted to T/A/Lt.Cdr on ???
HMS Primrose is not listed as active unit in the July 1945 Navy List |
| Noteable events involving Primrose include: 8 Aug, 1942
HMS Primrose (Lt.Cdr. A. Ayre, RNR (retired)) picks up 7 survivors from the British merchant Anneberg that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-379 in the North Atlantic in position 56º30'N, 32º14'W. |
