21 Nov, 1940
The German submarine U-103 was attacked with depth charges by the British corvette HMS Rhododendron (Lt.Cdr. W.N.H. Faichney, RNR) north-west of Ireland, in position 56º28'N, 14º13'W. This attack is often credited with the destruction of U-104, this is however not the case and the cause of U-104's loss is still not clear. (see map)

21 Nov, 1940
Rhododendron (Lt.Cdr. W.N.H. Faichney, RNR) picks up 36 survivors from the British merchant Daydawn that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-103 about 250 nautical miles west of Bloody Foreland in position 56º30'N, 14º10'W.

17 Jan, 1941
HMS Rhododendron (Lt.Cdr. W.N.H. Faichney, RNR) is damaged when she detonates a mine in Liverpool harbour. She was out of service for about three months.

28 Jul, 1941
The British merchant Lapland is torpedoed and sunk north-west of Cape Finisterre in position 40º36'N, 15º30'W by the German submarine U-203. 26 survivors were later picked up by HMS Rhododendron (Lt.Cdr. W.N.H. Faichney, DSO, RNR).

4 Jul, 1943
Between 2100 and 2145 hours on 4 July 1943 the British passenger ship City of Venice and the British merchant St. Essylt were torpedoed and sunk off Cape Tenez, Algeria in position 36º44'N, 01º31'E. (The St. Essylt caught fire and blew up next moring.)

461 of the crew of and troops the City of Venice was carrying were rescued by the British corvettes HMS Honeysuckle (Lt. H.H.D. MacKillican, DSC, RNR), HMS Rhododendron (Lt. O.B. Medley, RNVR), the British frigate HMS Teviot (Cdr. T. Taylor, DSC, RN) and the British rescue tug HMRT Restive (Lt. D.M. Richards, RNR).

397 of the crew and troop of the St. Essylt were picked up by HMS Honeysuckle, HMS Rhododendron and HMRT Restive. (see map)