Milfoil
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Ship Class | Flower-class Corvette |
| Hull Number | K288 |
| Launched | 5 Aug 1942 |
| Decommissioned | 3 Oct 1945 |
| Displacement | 1,375 tons standard |
| Length | 205 feet |
| Beam | 33 feet |
| Draft | 15 feet |
| Machinery | Two 3-drum express boilers driving one Canadian Vickers VTE engine |
| Speed | 17 knots |
| Crew | 90 |
| Armament | 1x3in dual purpose gun mounts |
Contributor: C. Peter Chen
ww2dbaseHMS Milfoil was commissioned into the British Royal Navy in Aug 1941. In Mar 1943, she was transferred to the United States Navy and was renamed USS Intensity; she was manned by a United States Coast Guard crew. She was decommissioned in late 1945, and she was transferred to the United States Maritime Commission. In 1950, she was sold to the Panamanian whailing company Balleneros Limited, which renamed her Olympic Promoter. In 1965, she was sold to a Japanese company and operated under the name of Otori Maru No. 5.
ww2dbaseSource: Wikipedia
Last Major Revision: Mar 2012
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Milfoil Operational Timeline
| 5 Aug 1942 | HMS Milfoil was launched. |
| 31 Mar 1943 | British corvette HMS Milfoil was recommissioned into the United States Navy as USS Intensity. |
| 29 Jun 1945 | USS Intensity arrived at Charleston, South Carolina, United States. |
| 3 Oct 1945 | USS Intensity was decommissioned from service. |
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