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Allied Warships

HMS Vetch (K 132)

Corvette of the Flower class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeCorvette
ClassFlower 
PennantK 132 
Built bySmiths Dock Co., Ltd. (South Bank-on-Tees, U.K.) 
Ordered31 Aug, 1939 
Laid down15 Mar, 1941 
Launched27 May, 1941 
Commissioned11 Aug, 1941 
End service 
Loss position
 
HistorySold in August 1945.
Became the merchantile Patrai in 1948.
Renamed Olympic Hunter in 1951.
Renamed Otori Maru No.18 in 1956. 

Noteable events involving Vetch include:

14 Apr, 1942
The German submarine U-252 was sunk at 2230hrs on 14 April 1942 in the North Atlantic south-west of Ireland, in approximate position 47º00'N, 18º14'W, by depth charges from the British sloop HMS Stork (Cdr. F.J. Walker, DSO, RN) and the British corvette HMS Vetch (T/A/Lt.Cdr. H.J. Beverley, DSC, RNR). (see map)

25 May, 1943
The German submarine U-414 was sunk in the western Mediterranean north-west of Tenés, in position 36º31'N, 00º40'E, by depth charges from the British corvette HMS Vetch (T/A/Lt.Cdr. H.J. Beverley, DSO, DSC, RNR). (see map)


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