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HMS Samphire (K 128)

Corvette of the Flower class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeCorvette
ClassFlower 
PennantK 128 
Built bySmiths Dock Co., Ltd. (South Bank-on-Tees, U.K.) 
Ordered25 Jul, 1939 
Laid down4 Dec, 1940 
Launched14 Apr, 1941 
Commissioned30 Jun, 1941 
Lost30 Jan, 1943 
Loss position36.56N, 05.40E (See a map)
 
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).

Commanding Officer:
Lt.Cdr. Frederick Thomas Renny, DSC, RNR
27 May 1941 - 30 January 1943+ 


Noteable events involving Samphire include:

19 Dec, 1941
The British merchant Ruckinge is torpedoed and damaged west of Lisbon, Portugal in position 38º20'N, 17º15'W by the German submarine U-108. HMS Samphire (Lt.Cdr. F.T. Renny, DSC, RNR) later sinks the damaged ship with gunfire.

21 Dec, 1941
The German submarine U-567 was sunk in the North Atlantic north-east of the Azores, in position 44º02'N, 20º10'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 the German submarine U-443 west of Algiers in position 35º49'N, 01º25'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.


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