Corvette of the Flower class
| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Flower |
| Pennant | K 185 |
| Built by | Harland & Wolff Ltd. (Belfast, Northern Ireland) |
| Ordered | 8 Apr, 1940 |
| Laid down | 19 Aug, 1940 |
| Launched | 17 Dec, 1940 |
| Commissioned | 13 Feb, 1941 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
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| History | Sold in 1947.
Became the merchant Laconia in 1949.
Renamed Constantinos S in 1950.
Renamed Parnon in 1952.
Sunk on 16 July 1954.
Commanding Officers:
A/Lt.Cdr. Maurice George Rose, RANVR
2 January 1941 – ca. mid 1943
Lt. George Lanning, RANVR
Ca. mid 1943 – still in command in April 1945 according to the Navy List
HMS Alisma is not listed as active unit in the July 1945 Navy List |
| Noteable events involving Alisma include: 14 Jan, 1942
HMS Alisma (Lt.Cdr. M.G. Rose, RANVR) picks up 6 survivors from the British merchant Empire Surf that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-43 south of Iceland in position 58º42'N, 19º16'W. 1 Oct, 1943
HMS Spiraea (Lt. A.H. Pierce, OBE, RNR) and HMS Alisma (Lt. G. Lanning, RANVR) together pick up 68 survivors from the British merchant Fort Howe that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-410 east of Bougie in position 37º19'N, 06º40'E.
HMS Alisma also picks up 51 survivors from the British merchant Empire Commerce that was torpedoed and sunk in the same attack by the German submarine U-410 east of Bougie, Algeria in position 37º19'N, 06º40'E. |
