HMS Pimpernel (K71)

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HMS Pimpernel (K71) was a Flower-class corvette that served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War. [1]

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Construction and career

The ship was ordered in September 1939, laid down on 19 July 1940 at Harland & Wolff in Belfast and launched 16 November 1940. [1] [2] [3] The ship was commissioned 9 Jan 1941. [1] [2]

Between 19 July and 1 August 1941, the ship acted as one of the escort ships for Convoy OG 69. [4]

In August 1942, the ship picked up survivors from several ships that had been sunk by U-boat, including by German submarine U-553. [5] The Pimpernel scuttled a British ship, the Empire Bede which had been heavily damaged by torpedo fire. [6]

Between 3 and 12 January 1943 the ship formed part of the escort squadron for Convoy TM 1. [7]

In May 1943, the ship acted as an escort for the convoy ONS 7 between Scotland and North America. [8]

The ship participated in convoys OS 105 and KMS 79 from 17 to 21 January 1945. [9]

The ship was broken up and scrapped at Portaferry, Northern Ireland in October 1948. [1]

Records

A summary of sea service of those involved was produced in 1978 and is available in the collections of the Imperial War Museum. [10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "HMS Pimpernel (K 71) of the Royal Navy". uboat.net. Retrieved 2025-02-16.
  2. 1 2 "HMS Pimpernel K 71 - NI Community Heritage Archive". NI Community Heritage Archive – Causeway Coast and Glens Museum Services. 1940-11-16. Retrieved 2025-02-16.
  3. ↑ "Shipbuilding and Engineering Works". Harland and Wolff. Retrieved 2025-02-16.
  4. ↑ Syrett, David (2003). "THE BATTLE FOR CONVOY OG 69, 20–29 JULY 1941". The Mariner's Mirror. 89 (1): 71–81. doi:10.1080/00253359.2003.10659275. ISSN   0025-3359.
  5. ↑ "A Look Back at My Life and Service in the Merchant Navy". BBC. 2006-03-21. Retrieved 2025-02-16.
  6. ↑ "Ships hit by German U-boats during WWII". uboat.net. 1942-08-18. Retrieved 2025-02-16.
  7. ↑ "Convoy TMF.1". Andrew Hague Convoy Database. Retrieved 2025-02-16.
  8. ↑ Syrett, David (1994). The Defeat of the German U-boats. Columbia, S.C: Univ of South Carolina Press. pp. 119–120. ISBN   978-0-87249-984-3.
  9. ↑ "HMS PIMPERNEL: report on proceedings of convoys OS 105 and KMS 79 from 17 to 21 January". The National Archives. 2008-12-18. Retrieved 2025-02-16.
  10. ↑ "HMS Pimpernel [digital copy] : Summary of service, 1941-1945". Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 2025-02-16.
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