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HMS Tamarisk (K 216)

Corvette of the Flower class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeCorvette
ClassFlower 
PennantK 216 
Built byFleming & Ferguson Ltd. (Paisley, Scotland) 
Ordered24 Oct, 1940 
Laid down10 Feb, 1941 
Launched28 Jul, 1941 
Commissioned26 Dec, 1941 
End serviceNov, 1943 
Loss position
 
History

Renamed HMS Tamarisk before completion in 1941.
Transferred to the Royal Hellenic Navy in November 1943 and renamed Tompazis.
Returned in 1952.
Scrapped in the UK starting on 20 March 1952.

Commanding Officer:
Lt. S. Ayles, RNR
18 September 1941 >
Promoted to A/Lt.Cdr on ??? 

Former nameHMS Ettrick
Career notesTo the Royal Hellenic Navy as Tompazis

Noteable events involving Tamarisk include:

6 Feb, 1942
The German submarine U-82 was sunk north of the Azores, in position 44º10'N, 23º52'W, by depth charges from the British sloop HMS Rochester (Cdr. C.B. Allen, RN) and the corvette HMS Tamarisk (Lt. S. Ayles, RNR). (see map)


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