| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Flower |
| Pennant | K 128 |
| Built by | Smiths Dock Co., Ltd. (South Bank-on-Tees, U.K.) |
| Ordered | 25 Jul 1939 |
| Laid down | 4 Dec 1940 |
| Launched | 14 Apr 1941 |
| Commissioned | 30 Jun 1941 |
| Lost | 30 Jan 1943 |
| Loss position | 36.56N, 05.40E |
| History | HMS Samphire (Lt.Cdr. Frederick Thomas Renny, DSC, RNR) was torpedoed and sunk off Bougie, Algeria, in position 36º56'N, 05º40'E while escorting convoy TE-14, by the Italian submarine Platino (Lt.Cdr. Patrelli Campagnano). |
Commands listed for HMS Samphire (K 128)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Frederick Thomas Renny, DSC, RNR | 27 May 1941 | 30 Jan 1943 (+) |
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Noteable events involving Samphire include:
19 Dec 1941
The British merchant Ruckinge is torpedoed and damaged west of Lisbon, Portugal in position 38°20'N, 17°15'W by German U-boat U-108. HMS Samphire (Lt.Cdr. F.T. Renny, DSC, RNR) later sank the damaged ship with gunfire.
21 Dec 1941
German U-boat U-567 was sunk in the North Atlantic north-east of the Azores, in position 44?02'N, 20?10'W, by depth charges from the British sloop HMS Deptford (Lt.Cdr. H.R. White, RN) and the British corvette HMS Samphire (Lt.Cdr. F.T. Renny, DSC, RNR). (see map)
14 Dec 1942
The British merchant Edencrag is torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-443 west of Algiers in position 35?49'N, 01?25'W. HMS Samphire (Lt.Cdr. F.T. Renny, DSC, RNR) later picks up 9 survivors.
30 Jan 1943
HMS Zetland (Lt. J.V. Wilkinson, RN) part of the same convoy escort as HMS Samphire (Lt.Cdr. F.T. Renny, DSC, RNR) arrived back at the scene of the sinking after an asdic search for the submarine of about 20 minutes. They found men in the water, shouting and screaming. Zetland launched a boat but picked up only four survivors from HMS Samphire who were landed at Bone.