| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Flower |
| Pennant | K 114 |
| Built by | George Brown & Co. (Greenock, Scotland): Kincaid |
| Ordered | 12 Dec 1939 |
| Laid down | 17 Sep 1940 |
| Launched | 11 Aug 1941 |
| Commissioned | 20 Nov 1941 |
| End service | |
| History | HMS Bellwort is not listed as active unit in the October 1945 Navy List Sold to the Irish Government in 1946 and renamed Cliona. The ship was commissioned in Irish Naval Service in February 1947. |
Commands listed for HMS Bellwort (K 114)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Eric George Donald, RNVR | 1 Sep 1941 | 17 Sep 1942 |
| 2 | A/Lt.Cdr. Norman Frederick René Gill, RNR | 17 Sep 1942 | 6 Feb 1944 |
| 3 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Leslie Vernon Banks, RNVR | 6 Feb 1944 | mid 1945 |
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Notable events involving Bellwort include:
6 Dec 1941
HrMs O 9 (Lt.Cdr. H.A.W. Goossens, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory together with HMS Bellwort (T/A/Lt.Cdr. E.G. Donald, RNVR) and HMS Whitethorn (T/Lt. W.J. Griffiths, RNR). (1)
7 Dec 1941
HrMs O 9 (Lt.Cdr. H.A.W. Goossens, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory together with HMS Bellwort (T/A/Lt.Cdr. E.G. Donald, RNVR) and HMS Whitethorn (T/Lt. W.J. Griffiths, RNR). (1)
12 Dec 1941
HrMs O 9 (Lt.Cdr. H.A.W. Goossens, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory together with HMS Bellwort (T/A/Lt.Cdr. E.G. Donald, RNVR) and HMS Tynwald (A/Capt.(Retd.) F.T. Peters, DSO, DSC, RN). (1)
13 Dec 1941
HrMs O 9 (Lt.Cdr. H.A.W. Goossens, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory together with HMS Bellwort (T/A/Lt.Cdr. E.G. Donald, RNVR) and HMS Tynwald (A/Capt. (retired) F.T. Peters, DSO, DSC, RN), HMS Whitethorn (T/Lt. W.J. Griffiths, RNR) and another vessel. (1)
31 May 1944
HMS Unrivalled (Lt. D.S. Brown, RNVR) conducted exercises off Stornoway with HMS Bellwort (T/A/Lt.Cdr. L.V. Banks, RNVR) and aircraft. (2)
4 Apr 1945
HMS Vengeful (Lt. A.S. Melville-Ross, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Gibraltar with HMS Bellwort (T/A/Lt.Cdr. L.V. Banks, RNVR) and aircraft. (3)
26 Apr 1945
HMS Vampire (Lt. C.W. Taylor, RNR) conducted A/S exercises off Gibraltar with HMS Bellwort (T/A/Lt.Cdr. L.V. Banks, RNVR) and HMS Crocus (T/Lt. D.G. White, RNVR). (4)
Sources
- File 2.12.03.6369 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
- ADM 173/19223
- ADM 173/20259
- ADM 173/20232
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.