Flower Class

(306) DELPHINIUM – Sank a u-boat July 1943. Served in the Levant group of corvettes in the Mediterranean. Survived the war.

(307) DIATHUS – involved in a five day battle against u-boats in the Atlantic, August 1942. Sank U-379 8^th August 1942 off Cape Farewell, Greenland by ramming and depth charges. (picture below U-379 survivors)

(308) PETUNIA – narrowly missed 4 torpedoes from Italian submarine Barbarigo, which claimed a US battleship ! Rescued 420 survivors of the Empress of Canada. Survived the war and transferred to the Chinese Navy January 1946.

(309) POLYANTHUS – Sank in the Atlantic 1^st October 1943 by U-952.

(317) LOTUS – Sank a u-boat April 1943 and shared U-660 the next day with HMS Starwort. Transferred to Free French Navy, renamed Estienne d’Orves.

(318) PINK – involved in fierce fighting in the North Atlantic. Rescued the crew of a Costal Command Liberator. Sunk by U-988 27^th June 1944

River Class

(326) NESS – Sank a u-boat off the coast of Spain 1943. Scrapped Newport 1956.

(327) NITH – Used as a headquarters ship for D-Day. Was bombed and sustained damage on D-Day but subsequently repaired. Became Egyptian Dumiat 1948. Lost 31^st Oct 1956.

(330) DERG – Launched 7^th Jan 1943. Became RNVR Cambria 1947. Scrapped Faslane 10^th July 1958

(331) GLENARM – As HMS Glenarm, sank U-305 south-west of Ireland with HMS Wanderer 17^th Jan 1944. Presented to the Free French Navy. Renamed Strule.

(340) WINDRUSH – Presented to the Free French Navy. Renamed as possibly the L’Aventure or Le Decouverte 1944 ??.

(341) WYE – Launched 16^th Aug 1943. Scrapped Troon Feb 1955

Loch/Castle Class

(342) LOCH ACHANALT – Survived the war. Sold to Royal New Zealand Navy 1948. Renamed HMNZS Pukaki. Served in Korean War. Scrapped Hong Kong June 1966.

(343) FLINT CASTLE – Launched 1^st Sept 1943. Scrapped Faslane 10^th July 1958

(344) HESPELER – transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy before completion. Formed part of the “Barber Pole” squadron. Sank a u-boat.Survived the war to be converted into passenger ships for the Union Steamship company of Vancouver.

(345) ORANGEVILLE – transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy completion. Formed part of the “Barber Pole” squadron. Survived the war to be converted into passenger ships for the Union Steamship company of Vancouver.

(346) LOCH INSH – Sank U-307 off Murmansk 29 April 1945. Shared U-286 off Murmansk 29 April 1945 with HMS Anguilla & Cotton. Became Malaysian Hang Tuah 1964.

(347) LOCH KATRINE – transferred to the Royal New Zealand Navy in 1949. Renamed HMNZS Rotoiti . Served in Korean War. Scrapped in Hong Kong Feb 1967.

Bay Class

(348) CARDIGAN BAY – Completed after VE-Day. Broken-up 1962.

(349) CARNARVON BAY – Completed after VJ-Day. Broken-up 1959.

(350) PADSTOW BAY – Completed March 1946. Broken-up 1959.

If these details are not correct or you have more information please e-mail me graham@pilot.pprune.com