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Dianthus
Country | United Kingdom |
Ship Class | Flower-class Corvette |
Hull Number | K95 |
Builder | Henry Robb, Limited, Leith, Scotland, United Kingdom |
Laid Down | 31 Oct 1939 |
Launched | 9 Jul 1940 |
Commissioned | 17 Mar 1941 |
Displacement | 940 tons standard |
Length | 205 feet |
Beam | 33 feet |
Draft | 12 feet |
Machinery | Two water tube boilers, one 4-cycle triple-expansion reciprocating steam engine, one shaft |
Power Output | 2,750 shaft horsepower |
Speed | 16 knots |
Range | 3,500nm at 12 knots |
Crew | 85 |
Armament | 1x4in BL Mk.IX gun, 2x12.7mm twin Vickers .50 machine guns, 2x twin Lewis .303 machine guns, 2x Mk II depth charge throwers, 2x depth charge rails, 40x depth charges |
Contributor: C. Peter Chen
ww2dbaseFrom commissioning, HMS Dianthus was tasked with convoy escort duties, first in waters west of Britain and then with Mid-Ocean Escort Force (MOEF) group C1. On 8 Aug 1942, she counterattacked German submarine U-379, which was attempting to sink ships of Allied convoy SC-94; she sank U-379 by ramming and sinking. She later served with other MOEF groups including A3 and C5. She was decommissioned in mid-1945. In May 1947, she was sold to a Norwegian company which would operate her as a buoy tender and whaling ship with the name of Thorslep. She was ultimately scrapped at Grimstad, Norway in 1969.
ww2dbaseSources:
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Wikipedia
Last Major Revision: Nov 2012
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Dianthus Operational Timeline
25 Jul 1939 | The British Royal Navy issued an order to Henry Robb, Limited of Leith, Scotland, United Kingdom for the contruction of a corvette which would later be named Dianthus. |
31 Oct 1939 | The keel of Dianthus was laid down by Henry Robb, Limited of Leith, Scotland, United Kingdom. |
9 Jul 1940 | HMS Dianthus was launched at Leith, Scotland, United Kingdom. |
20 Jan 1941 | Lieutenant Commander Clement Bridgman was named the equipping officer of HMS Dianthus. |
17 Mar 1941 | HMS Dianthus was commissioned into service with Lieutenant Commander Clement Bridgman in command. |
10 Jun 1942 | HMS Dianthus rescued 32 survivors of British merchant ship Empire Clough in the Atlantic Ocean. |
10 Aug 1942 | HMS Dianthus rescued survivors of British merchant ships Cape Race, Empire Reindeer, and Oregon in the Atlantic Ocean. |
6 Nov 1942 | Lieutenant Commander Neil Israel was named the commanding officer of HMS Dianthus. |
23 Feb 1943 | HMS Dianthus rescued 34 survivors of Norwegian merchant ship Glittre in the Atlantic Ocean. |
31 Aug 1943 | Lieutenant Commander Bernard Bowick was named the commanding officer of HMS Dianthus. |
5 Mar 1945 | Lieutenant James Lyle was named the commanding officer of HMS Dianthus. |
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Visitor Submitted Comments
28 Jun 2016 03:04:16 PM
My father, James Albert Williams, was a petty officer on board. His nickname was bungy(if that was how it was spelt).
1 Oct 2016 12:52:11 PM
My Father - in - Law, Sidney Russ served on HMS Dianthus as a Acting Submarine Detector rating.
I would love to hear any stories about him and the crew.
14 Dec 2021 12:31:08 AM
My dad served on this ship Percy Llewellyn Jones.
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George Patton, 31 May 1944
20 Nov 2015 04:15:09 PM
my father,Cyril Thomason served on this vessel as a chief stocker.His nickname was steamy.Anyone remember him?.