Allied Warships

HMS Delphinium (K 77)

Corvette of the Flower class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeCorvette
ClassFlower 
PennantK 77 
Built byHenry Robb Ltd. (Leith, U.K.) : Ailsa Shipbuilding Company Ltd. (Troon, Scotland) 
Ordered25 Jul 1939 
Laid down31 Oct 1939 
Launched6 Jun 1940 
Commissioned15 Nov 1940 
End service 
Loss position
 
History

Scrapped at Pembroke Dock in February 1949.

Commanding Officers:
Cdr. Robert Lees Spalding, RN (retired)
18 September 1940 – 27 March 1943

Cdr. Vivian Funge Smith, DSO, RD, RNR
27 March 1943 – September 1944

T/Lt. Sidney Rule, RNVR
September 1944 – still in command in April 1945 according to the Navy List

HMS Delphinium is not listed as active unit in the July 1945 Navy List

 

Commands listed for HMS Delphinium (K 77)

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CommanderFromTo
1Cdr. (retired) Robert Lees Spalding, RN18 Sep 194027 Mar 1943
2Lt.Cdr. Vivian Funge Smith, DSO, RD, RNR27 Mar 1943Sep 1944
3T/Lt. Sidney Rule, RNVRSep 1944Apr 1945 ?

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