| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Flower |
| Pennant | K 190 |
| Built by | Harland & Wolff Ltd. (Belfast, Northern Ireland) |
| Ordered | 8 Apr 1940 |
| Laid down | 16 Nov 1940 |
| Launched | 12 Mar 1941 |
| Commissioned | 9 Jun 1941 |
| Lost | 20 Feb 1945 |
| Loss position | 51.47N, 07.06W (See a map) |
| History | On 20 February 1945 HMS Vervain (T/A/Lt.Cdr. Robert Alwyn Howell, RNVR) was torpedoed and sunk about 25 nautical miles south-east of Dungarvan, Ireland in position 51º47'N, 07º06'W, by the German submarine U-1276.61 of the crew were killed and the 33 survivors were rescued by the Denbigh Castle. The Commanding officer was amongst those killed in the sinking. Commanding Officers: Lt.Cdr. Robert Alwyn Howell, RNVR Hit by U-boat |
| Former name | HMS Broom |
Commands listed for HMS Vervain (K 190)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Lt. Hugh Parker Crail, RNR | 21 Apr 1941 | ??? | |
| 2 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Robert Alwyn Howell, RNVR | ??? | 20 Feb 1945 (+) | |
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Noteable events involving Vervain include:
10 Jun 1942
HMS Vervain (Lt. H.P. Crail, RNR) picks up 8 survivors from the British merchant Ramsay that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-94 in the North Atlantic in position 51º53'N, 34º59'W.
18 Nov 1942
HMS Vervain (Lt. H.P. Crail, RNR) picks up 52 men from the American merchant Yaka that was torpedoed and damaged by the German submarine U-624 south-south-east of Cape Farewell. The abandoned Yaka was finally torpedoed and sunk later that day by the German submarine U-522 in position 54º07'N, 38º26'W.
20 Mar 1943
HMS Vervain (Lt. H.P. Crail, RNR) picks up 5 survivors from the British merchant Fort Lamy that was torpedoed and sunk on 8 March 1943 by the German submarine U-527 in the North Atlantic, south-east of Cape Farewell, in position 58º30'N, 31º00'W.