Allied Warships

HMS Oxlip (K 123)

Corvette of the Flower class

Navy	The Royal Navy
Type	Corvette
Class	Flower
Pennant	K 123
Built by	A & J Inglis Ltd. (Glasgow, Scotland) : Kincaid
Ordered	25 Jul 1939
Laid down	9 Dec 1940
Launched	28 Aug 1941
Commissioned	28 Dec 1941
End service
Loss position

History	Sold to the Irish Naval Service in 1946 and renamed Maev. Commanding Officers: Lt.Cdr. Frank Bentley Collinson, RNR 3 November 1941 – May 1942 A/Lt.Cdr. Charles William Leadbetter, RNR May 1942 – 10 April 1944 T/Lt. John Kirke Craig, RNVR 10 April 1944 - 12 June 1945 T/A/Lt.Cdr. Frederick John George Rice, RNR 12 June 1945 – still in command in October 1945 according to the Navy List

Commands listed for HMS Oxlip (K 123)

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	Commander	From	To
1	Lt.Cdr. (retired) Frank Bentley Collinson, RD, RNR	3 Nov 1941	May 1942
2	Lt. Charles William Leadbetter, RNR	May 1942	10 Apr 1944
3	T/Lt. John Kirke Craig, RNVR	10 Apr 1944	12 Jun 1945
4	T/A/Lt.Cdr. Frederick John George Rice, RNR	12 Jun 1945	13 Dec 1945

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