| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Flower |
| Pennant | K 199 |
| Built by | Harland & Wolff Ltd. (Belfast, Northern Ireland) |
| Ordered | 8 Apr 1940 |
| Laid down | 15 Feb 1941 |
| Launched | 22 Jul 1941 |
| Commissioned | 1 Nov 1941 |
| End service | |
| History | HMS Fritillary is not listed as active unit in the October 1945 Navy List Sold on 19 March 1946. |
Commands listed for HMS Fritillary (K 199)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Wallace Hamilton Barker, RNR | 18 Aug 1941 | Jul 1943 |
| 2 | T/Lt. Cecil Ru-Ru McLarnon O'Brien, DSC, RNVR | Jul 1943 | 25 Apr 1944 |
| 3 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Leslie James Maxwell, RNVR | 25 Apr 1944 | mid 1945 |
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Notable events involving Fritillary include:
18 Sep 1942
HMS Truant (Lt.Cdr. H.A.V. Haggard, DSO, DSC, RN) carries out exercises off Kilindini with HMS Fritillary (Lt.Cdr. W.H. Barker, RD, RNR) and aircraft. (1)
19 Sep 1942
HMS Truant (Lt.Cdr. H.A.V. Haggard, DSO, DSC, RN) carries out exercises off Kilindini with HMS Catterick (Lt. A. Tyson, RN). (1)
26 Apr 1943
HMS Trusty (Lt.Cdr. E.F Balston, DSO, RN) departed from Durban for Simonstown. She is escorted by HMS Fritillary (Lt.Cdr. W.H. Barker, RD, RNR). En-route exercises are carried out with the escort vessel and SAAF aircraft. During the night of 27/28 April the two ships lost contact. Aircraft searched for Trusty but were unable to find her, looks like some more exercises were needed ! (1)
Sources
- ADM 199/1861
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.