Allied Warships

HMS Primula (K 14)

Corvette of the Flower class

Navy	The Royal Navy
Type	Corvette
Class	Flower
Pennant	K 14
Built by	William Simons & Co. Ltd. (Renfrew, Scotland)
Ordered	31 Aug 1939
Laid down	23 Sep 1939
Launched	22 Jun 1940
Commissioned	27 Aug 1940
End service
Loss position

History	Sold on 22 July 1946. Became the merchantile Marylock in 1947. Scrapped in Hong Kong in 1953. Commanding Officers: Lt.Cdr. Kenneth McMillan Drake, RNR 21 May 1940 - December 1940 Lt.Cdr. John Henry Fuller, RNR December 1940 - ??? T/Lt. John Paterson, RNR ??? – 10 October 1942+ T/Lt. R.W. Turner, RNR 10 October 1942 – 15 October 1942 Lt. John Ivor Jones, DSC, RNR 15 October 1942 – 9 September 1943 DSO awarded on 17 November 1942 Lt. Gordon Herbert Taylor, RNR 9 September 1943 – 15 January 1944 T/Lt. Edwin Noel Wilding, RNR 15 January 1944 – still in command in October 1945 Navy List

Commands listed for HMS Primula (K 14)

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	Commander	From	To
1	Lt.Cdr. Kenneth McMillan Drake, RNR	21 May 1940	Dec 1940
2	Lt.Cdr. (retired) John Henry Fuller, RNR	Dec 1940	???

3	T/Lt. John Paterson, RNR	???	10 Oct 1942 (+)
4	Lt. John Ivor Jones, DSC, RNR	15 Oct 1942	9 Sep 1943
5	Lt. Gordon Herbert Taylor, RNR	9 Sep 1943	15 Jan 1944
6	T/Lt. Edwin Noel Wilding, RNVR	15 Jan 1944	Oct 1945 ?

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