Allied Warships

HMS Peony (K 40)

Corvette of the Flower class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeCorvette
ClassFlower 
PennantK 40 
Built byHarland & Wolff Ltd. (Belfast, Northern Ireland) 
Ordered19 Sep 1939 
Laid down24 Feb 1940 
Launched4 Jun 1940 
Commissioned2 Aug 1940 
End service 1943 
Loss position
 
History

Served as the Greek RHN Sakhtouris from 1943.
Returned to the Royal Navy in September 1951.
Scrapped on 21 April 1952.

Commanding Officers:
Lt.Cdr. Martyn Butt Sherwood, DSO, RN (retired)
2 July 1940 - 23 April 1942
Promoted to Cdr. on 13 April 1941
DSO awarded on 16 August 1940
Bar to DSO awarded on 3 June 1941

Lt.Cdr. Oliver George Charlton, RD, RNR
23 April 1942 >

 
Career notesTo the Royal Hellenic Navy as Sakhtouris

Commands listed for HMS Peony (K 40)

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CommanderFromTo
1Lt.Cdr. Martyn Butt Sherwood, RN2 Jul 194023 Apr 1942
2Lt.Cdr. Oliver George Charlton, RNR23 Apr 1942???

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