Allied Warships

HMS Poppy (K 213)

Corvette of the Flower class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeCorvette
ClassFlower 
PennantK 213 
Built byAlexander Hall & Co. Ltd. (Aberdeen, Scotland) 
Ordered3 Aug 1940 
Laid down6 Mar 1941 
Launched20 Nov 1941 
Commissioned12 May 1942 
End service 
History

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

Sold in 1946 and became the merchantile Rami.
Hulked in 1956.

 

Commands listed for HMS Poppy (K 213)

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CommanderFromTo
1Lt. Neil Kenneth Boyd, RNR3 Mar 194215 May 1943
2T/Lt. Denzil Richard Cranley Onslow, RNR15 May 194324 Oct 1944
3Lt. Henry Roach, RNR24 Oct 1944mid 1945

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Noteable events involving Poppy include:


9 Jul 1942
HMS Poppy (Lt. N.K. Boyd, RNR) picks up 53 survivors from the American merchant Hoosier that was damaged by German aircraft about 65 nautical miles north-east of Iokanka. The abandoned Hoosier was finally sunk by German U-boat U-376 early the next day.

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