Aconit
Survived
Free French Naval Forces, then French Navy
| Type | Corvette |
|---|---|
| Class | Flower |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 1 × 4″ gun |
Service
| 1941–1943 | Aconit Lent to the Free French while completing as HMS Aconite | |
| from 1943 | Aconit The Free French merged into the French Navy |
Flower-class corvette launched as HMS Aconite and lent to the Free French. With convoy HX 228 on 11 March 1943 she finished off U-444, rammed by Harvester, and then sank U-432, which had just torpedoed Harvester: two U-boats in a day.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 1 BL 4-inch (101.6 mm) Mark IX gun
- 1 Mark VIII 40 mm gun
- 2 Mark IIA 20 mm guns
- 2 Hotchkiss machine guns
- 1 Mark III "hedgehog" mortar (24 shells)
- 4 Mark I depth charge launchers
- 2 ramps for Mark I depth charges
- 60 depth charges
| Laid down | 25 March 1940 |
|---|---|
| Launched | 31 March 1941 |
| Commissioned | 19 July 1941 |
| Displacement | 950 tonnes |
| Length | 62.7 metres (206 ft) |
| Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
| Complement | 70 |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
31 March 1941
Convoy HX 228
Survived
10–11 March 1943
Finished off U-444 and sank U-432
Joined the French Navy
August 1943 · The Free French merged into the French Navy
Fate
Survived
Returned to the Royal Navy 30 April 1947; sold July 1947.