HMS Primrose (K91)
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HMS Primrose (K91) was a Flower-class corvette that served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War.[1][2]
The ship was ordered on 31 August 1939 from W. Simons and Company of Renfrew.[2] The keel was laid on 22 September 1939. The ship was launched on 8 May 1940 and completed on 15 July.[2]
During the war, the ship was assigned to convoy duty.[1][3][4]
On 28 August 1940, the ship, along with HMS Harvester rescued some 250 survivors from HMS Dunvegan Castle which sank following torpedo attack.[5][6]
In January 1942, during Warship Week the ship was adopted by the Welsh settlements of Risca and Crosskeys.[7]
In August 1942, the ship rescued 7 survivors from the steam vessel 'Anneberg' which had been sunk by U-379.[8][9]
The ship was sold in 1946, converted to a whaling ship (the 'Norfinn') and then scrapped in 1966.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 "HMS Primrose (K 91) of the Royal Navy". uboat.net. 1939-08-31. Retrieved 2025-12-24.
- 1 2 3 Friedman, Norman (2008). British Destroyers & Frigates. Barnsley: Seaforth Publishing. p. 340. ISBN 978-1-84832-015-4.
- ↑ Sutton, Ken (1940-07-15). "HMS PRIMROSE". Index. Retrieved 2025-12-24.
- ↑ Kindell, Don. "British Escort Movements WW2". Flower-class corvettes. Retrieved 2025-12-24.
- ↑ "HMS Dunvegan Castle". Home. 1939-09-03. Retrieved 2025-12-24.
- ↑ "Men Dressed as Seamen by Gorley Putt (1943)". V and W Destroyer Association. 1940-10-18. Retrieved 2025-12-24.
- ↑ "June 2022" (PDF). Oxford House Industrial History Society. Retrieved 2025-12-24.
- ↑ "Ships hit by German U-boats during WWII". uboat.net. 1942-08-08. Retrieved 2025-12-24.
- ↑ Tennent, Alan J. (2001). British and Commonwealth Merchant Ship Losses to Axis Submarines, 1939-1945. Sutton. p. 140. ISBN 978-0-7509-2760-4. Retrieved 2025-12-24.
