HMS Mignonette (K38)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Mignonette.

HMS Mignotte underway on the Tyne
History
United Kingdom
Name	Mignonette
Ordered	31 August 1939
Builder	Hall, Russell & Co. Ltd., Aberdeen
Laid down	15 July 1940
Launched	28 January 1941
Commissioned	7 May 1941
Out of service	1946 - sold
Identification	Pennant number: K38
Fate	Sold 1946; sunk November 1948
General characteristics
Class & type	Flower-class corvette (original)
Displacement	925 long tons (940 t; 1,036 short tons)
Length	205 ft (62.48 m)o/a
Beam	33 ft (10.06 m)
Draught	11.5 ft (3.51 m)
Propulsion	single shaft 2 × fire tube Scotch boilers 1 × 4-cycle triple-expansion reciprocating steam engine 2,750 ihp (2,050 kW)
Speed	16 knots (29.6 km/h)
Range	3,500 nautical miles (6,482 km) at 12 knots (22.2 km/h)
Complement	85
Sensors & processing systems	1 × SW1C or 2C radar 1 × Type 123A or Type 127DV sonar
Armament	1 × BL 4-inch (101.6 mm) Mk.IX single gun 2 x double Lewis machine gun 2 × twin Vickers machine gun 2 × Mk.II depth charge throwers 2 × Depth charge rails with 40 depth charges initially with minesweeper equipment, later removed

HMS Mignonette was a Flower-class corvette that served with the Royal Navy during the Second World War. She served as an escort ship in the Battle of the Atlantic. ^[1]

Background

The ship was commissioned on 31 August 1939 by Hall, Russell & Company from Aberdeen in Scotland. ^[2]

War service

On 7 February 1943, HMS Mignotte along with HMS Campanula rescued 37 survivors from the merchant ship Afrika, which had been torpedoed by the German submarine U-402. On 15 July 1943 she contributed to the sinking of U-135 alongside HMS Rochester and Balsam. On 21 January 1945 she helped sink U-1199 alongside the destroyer HMS Icarus. ^[3]

Fate

She was sold in 1946. In 1948, she became the merchant ship Alexandrouplis. That same year, on 30 November 1948, she was lost at sea. ^[4]

Citations

1. "Aberdeen Ships - Mignonette". www.aberdeenships.com. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
2. Friedman, Norman s. 339
3. "HMS Mignonette (K38)". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
4. "Flower Class Corvettes from HMS Mallow to HMS Primula". www.worldnavalships.com. Retrieved 29 March 2017.

Sources

• Friedman, Norman (2008). British Destroyers & Frigates - The Second World War and After. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN   978-1-84832-015-4.
• Gardiner, Robert (1987). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922-1946. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN   0-85177-146-7.
• Preston, Antony; Raven, Alan (1982). Flower Class Corvettes. London: Arms and Armour Press. ISBN   0-85368-559-2.