| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Flower |
| Pennant | PG-62 |
| Built by | Smiths Dock Co., Ltd. (South Bank-on-Tees, U.K.) |
| Ordered | 31 Aug 1939 |
| Laid down | 9 Jul 1940 |
| Launched | 17 Oct 1940 |
| Commissioned | 21 Mar 1942 |
| End service | 20 Aug 1945 |
| History | Ordered for French Navy, but served in the Royal Navy as HMS Veronica.
Transferred to the U.S.N. on 16 February 1942. |
| Former name | HMS Veronica |
Commands listed for USS Temptress (PG-62)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt.Cdr. William Henderson Kirvan, USN | 21 Mar 1942 |
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Notable events involving Temptress include:
3 Apr 1942
HrMs O 10 (Lt. J.H. Geijs, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Lough Foyle together with HMS Arctic Explorer (T/Lt. C. Pawley, RNVR), HMS Beagle (Lt.Cdr. R.T. White, DSO and Bar, RN), USS Temptress (Lt.Cdr. W.H. Kirvan, USN) and USS Fury (Lt. N. Adair, Jr., USN). (1)
6 Apr 1942
HrMs O 10 (Lt. J.H. Geijs, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Lough Foyle together with USS Temptress (Lt.Cdr. W.H. Kirvan, USN) and USS Ready (Lt. E.C. Woodward, USN) and USS Impulse (Lt. C.M. Lyons, Jr., USN). (1)
10 Apr 1942
HrMs O 10 (Lt. J.H. Geijs, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Lough Foyle together with HMS Georgetown (Lt.Cdr. P.G. MacIver, RNR), HMS Salisbury (Lt.Cdr. M.H.R. Crichton, RN), HMS Asphodel (Lt.Cdr.(Retd.) K.W. Stewart, RN), HMS Rockingham (Lt.Cdr. A.H.T. Johns, RN), USS Temptress (Lt.Cdr. W.H. Kirvan, USN) and USS Restless (Lt. E.C. Long, USN). (1)
Sources
- File 2.12.03.6379 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)