HMS Pimpernel
HMS Pimpernel (K71) was a Flower-classcorvette that served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War.[1]
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-boats, including by U-553.[5]Pimpernel scuttled the British ship 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]
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