HMS Cowslip (K196)
HMS Cowslip (K196) was a Flower-class corvette that served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War.[1][2] The ship spent much of the war in convoy escort and anti-submarine duties during the Battle of the Atlantic.[3]
Construction
The ship was ordered 8 April 1940, laid down 16 January 1941 and built at Harland & Wolff in Belfast.[1][4] The ship was launched 28 May 1941[4] and commissioned 9 August 1941.[1]
Career
On 30 October 1942, together with a merchant ship, Cowslip rescued some 78 crewman and 7 gunners who were survivors from the Président Doumer, sunk by the German submarine U-604.[2][5]
On 30 September 1942, the ship saved the merchant ship captain, 41 crew and 8 gunners from the water who were survivors from the sunken Empire Avocet.[6][7]
Cowslip was sold in July 1948 and scrapped at Troon in April 1949.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "HMS Cowslip (K 196) of the Royal Navy". uboat.net. 1940-04-08. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-84832-022-2.
- ISBN 978-1-4738-2293-1.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-7524-9241-4.
- ISBN 978-1-4738-8708-4.
- ISBN 978-0-7509-2760-4.
- ISBN 978-0-7509-5371-9.
