| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Flower |
| Pennant | K 77 |
| Built by | Henry Robb Ltd. (Leith, U.K.) : Ailsa Shipbuilding Company Ltd. (Troon, Scotland) |
| Ordered | 25 Jul 1939 |
| Laid down | 31 Oct 1939 |
| Launched | 6 Jun 1940 |
| Commissioned | 15 Nov 1940 |
| End service | |
| History | HMS Delphinium is not listed as active unit in the July 1945 Navy List Scrapped at Pembroke Dock in February 1949. |
Commands listed for HMS Delphinium (K 77)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. (retired) Robert Lees Spalding, RN | 18 Sep 1940 | 27 Mar 1943 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Vivian Funge Smith, DSO, RD, RNR | 27 Mar 1943 | Sep 1944 |
| 3 | T/Lt. Sidney Rule, RNVR | Sep 1944 | mid 1945 |
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Notable events involving Delphinium include:
4 Dec 1940
HrMs O 14 (Lt.Cdr. H. Tichelman, RNN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Hollyhock (Lt. T.E. Davies, OBE, RNR) and HMS Delphinium (Cdr.(Retd.) R.L. Spalding, RN). (1)
7 Dec 1940
HrMs O 14 (Lt.Cdr. H. Tichelman, RNN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Hollyhock (Lt. T.E. Davies, OBE, RNR) and HMS Delphinium (Cdr.(Retd.) R.L. Spalding, RN). (1)
10 Mar 1941
HrMs O 23 (Lt.Cdr. G.B.M. van Erkel, RNN) arrived at Gibraltar. She is escorted in by the British corvette HMS Delphinium (Cdr.(Retd.) R.L. Spalding, RN). (2)
3 Feb 1942
HMS Porpoise (Cdr. E.F. Pizey, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Alexandria together with HMS Delphinium (Cdr.(Retd.) R.L. Spalding, RN) and HMS Erica (Lt.Cdr. W.C. Riley, RNR). (3)
16 Mar 1942
HMS Otus (Lt. R.M. Favell, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Alexandria together with HMS Delphinium (Cdr.(Retd.) R.L. Spalding, RN) and HMS Hyacinth (T/A/Lt.Cdr. F.C. Hopkins, DSC, RNR). (4)
8 Apr 1942
HMS Otus (Lt. R.M. Favell, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Alexandria together with HMS Delphinium (Cdr.(Retd.) R.L. Spalding, RN). (5)
13 Dec 1944
HMS Vampire (Lt. C.W. Taylor, RNR) conducted A/S exercises off Gibraltar with HMS Stork (Lt.Cdr. D.E. Mansfield, RN), HMS Delphinium (T/Lt. S. Rule, RNVR) and aircraft. (6)
Sources
- File 2.12.03.6387 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
- ADM 199/1879
- ADM 173/17356
- ADM 173/17329
- ADM 173/17330
- ADM 173/19345
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.