Allied Warships

HMS Aster (K 188)

Corvette of the Flower class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeCorvette
ClassFlower 
PennantK 188 
Built byHarland & Wolff Ltd. (Belfast, Northern Ireland) 
Ordered8 Apr 1940 
Laid down15 Oct 1940 
Launched12 Feb 1941 
Commissioned9 Apr 1941 
End service 
Loss position
 
History

Sold and scrapped at Bo'ness starting on 29 May 1946.

 

Commands listed for HMS Aster (K 188)

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CommanderFromTo
1Lt.Cdr. Eric Hewitt, RD, RNR26 Feb 1941Dec 1941
2Lt. Walter Laurcence Smith, RNRDec 1941Aug 1944
3T/Lt. Frank Fitzpatrick Johnson, RANVRAug 1944???

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