Corvette of the Flower class
| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Flower |
| Pennant | K 142 |
| Built by | Smiths Dock Co., Ltd. (South Bank-on-Tees, U.K.) |
| Ordered | 25 Jul, 1939 |
| Laid down | 4 Feb, 1941 |
| Launched | 12 May, 1941 |
| Commissioned | 30 Jul, 1941 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
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| History | Sold on 17 May 1947.
Became the merchantile Silver King in 1949.
Renamed Martha Vinke in 1950. |
| Noteable events involving Stonecrop include: 2 Apr, 1943
The German submarine U-124 was sunk west of Oporto, in position 41º02'N, 15º39'W, by depth charges from the British corvette HMS Stonecrop (Lt.Cdr. J.P. Smythe, RNR) and the British sloop HMS Black Swan (Lt.Cdr. R.C.V. Thomson, RN). (see map) 30 Aug, 1943
The German submarine U-634 was sunk in the North Atlantic east of the Azores, in position 40º13'N, 19º24'W, by depth charges from the British sloop HMS Stork (Cdr. G.W.E. Castens, (retired), RN) and the British corvette HMS Stonecrop (Lt.Cdr. J.P. Smythe, RNR). (see map) |
