| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Flower |
| Pennant | K 82 |
| Built by | Fleming & Ferguson Ltd. (Paisley, Scotland) |
| Ordered | 31 Aug 1939 |
| Laid down | 26 Mar 1940 |
| Launched | 5 Sep 1940 |
| Commissioned | 4 Jan 1941 |
| End service | 17 Mar 1942 |
| History | Transferred to the USN on 17 March 1942. |
| Career notes | To the United States Navy as USS Fury |
Commands listed for HMS Larkspur (K 82)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. Stuart Clarence Blair Hickman, RNR | 18 Nov 1940 | 2 Jan 1942 |
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Notable events involving Larkspur include:
17 Jun 1941
HMS H 44 (Lt. A.C.G. Mars, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Jasmine (Lt.Cdr.(Retd.) C.D.B. Coventry RNR) and HMS Larkspur (Lt. S.C.B. Hickman, RNR). (1)
18 Jun 1941
HMS H 44 (Lt. A.C.G. Mars, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Jasmine (Lt.Cdr.(Retd.) C.D.B. Coventry, RNR) and HMS Larkspur (Lt. S.C.B. Hickman, RNR). (1)
26 Sep 1941
HMS Larkspur (K 82) (Lt. S.C.B. Hickman, RNR) unsuccessfully attacks German U-boat U-203 with 26 depth charges while escorting the convoy HG-73 north of the Azores.
Sources
- ADM 173/16782
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.