Allied Warships

HMS Coltsfoot (K 140)

Corvette of the Flower class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeCorvette
ClassFlower 
PennantK 140 
Built byAlexander Hall & Co. Ltd. (Aberdeen, Scotland) 
Ordered25 Jul 1939 
Laid down4 Sep 1940 
Launched15 May 1941 
Commissioned1 Nov 1941 
End service 
Loss position
 
History

Sold in 1947 and became the merchantile Alexandra.

Commanding Officers:
T/Lt. the Hon. William Keith Rous, RNVR
3 June 1941 – 4 July 1943

T/A/Lt.Cdr. George William Rayner, RNVR
4 July 1943 – still in command in July 1945 according to the Navy List

HMS Coltsfoot is not listed as active unit in the October 1945 Navy List

 

Commands listed for HMS Coltsfoot (K 140)

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CommanderFromTo
1T/Lt. the Hon. William Keith Rous, RNVR3 Jun 19414 Jul 1943
2T/Lt. George William Rayner, RNVR4 Jul 1943Jul 1945 ?

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Noteable events involving Coltsfoot include:


15 Dec 1941
HMS Coltsfoot (Lt.Cdr. Hon W.K. Rous, RNVR) picks up 39 survivors from the British merchant Empire Barracuda that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-77 34 nautical miles bearing 310 from Cape Trafalgar in position 35º30'N, 06º17'W.

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