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HMS Hyacinth (K 84)

Corvette of the Flower class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeCorvette
ClassFlower 
PennantK 84 
Built byHarland & Wolff Ltd. (Belfast, Northern Ireland) 
Ordered19 Sep, 1939 
Laid down20 Apr, 1940 
Launched19 Aug, 1940 
Commissioned3 Oct, 1940 
End service24 Oct, 1943 
Loss position
 
History

Loaned to the Royal Hellenic Navy on 24 October 1943 and renamed Apostolis.
Returned to Royal Navy in 1952.

Commanding Officers:
Lt. John Ivor Jones, RNR
7 September 1940 – 4 November 1940

A/Lt.Cdr. Frank Clifford Hopkins, RNR
4 November 1940 - ???
DSC awarded on 11 November 1941

Lt. John Ivor Jones, RNR
??? – 1 October 1942
DSC awarded on 3 June 1941

Cdr. Richard Taylor White, DSO and Bar, RN
1 October 1942 – 5 March 1943
2nd Bar to DSO awarded on 22 December 1942

Lt.Cdr. John Douglas Hayes, DSO, RN
5 March 1943 > 

Career notesTo the Royal Hellenic Navy Apostolis

Noteable events involving Hyacinth include:

28 Sep, 1941
The Italian submarine Fisalia was sunk north-west of Jaffa, Palestine (now Tel Aviv, Israel) in position 32º19'N, 34º17'E by the British corvette HMS Hyacinth (A/Lt.Cdr. F.C. Hopkins, RNR). (see map)

9 Jul, 1942
On July 9th, 1942 the Italian submarine Perla was intercepted off the port of Beirut by the British corvette Hyacinth (Lt. J.I. Jones, DSC, RNR). Seriously damaged by depth charges, the boat was forced to the surface and fell into enemy hands. Towed to the Lebanese port, the Perla was repaired and renamed P.712. In 1943 it was transferred to the Greek Navy where it served until 1947.

12 Sep, 1943
The German submarine U-617 was beached, in the Mediterranean near Melilla, in position 35º38'N, 03º27'W, after being damaged in aerial attacks by British Hudons (Sqdn 48 and 233) and 2 Swordfish aircraft (FAA Sqdn 833 and 886). The Wreck was destroyed by gunfire from the British corvette HMS Hyacinth (Lt.Cdr. J.D. Hayes, DSO, RN) and the Australian minesweeper HMAS Wollongong (Lt. T.H. Smith, RANR(S)). (see map)


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