| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Flower (rev.) |
| Pennant | K 286 |
| Built by | Kingston Shipbuilding Co. (Kingston, Ontario, Canada) |
| Ordered | 6 Dec 1941 |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 11 Feb 1943 |
| Commissioned | 28 Jul 1943 |
| End service | 20 Mar 1946 |
| History | Transferred to the Royal Navy under lend-lease. |
| Former name | USS Splendor |
Commands listed for HMS Rosebay (K 286)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. Richard Joseph Tadhunter, RNR | 21 Oct 1943 | late 1944 |
| 2 | T/Lt. Edward Tyrer, RNVR | late 1944 | 14 Feb 1945 |
| 3 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Gordon Reginald Enfield Southwood, RNR | 14 Feb 1945 | 12 Oct 1945 |
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Notable events involving Rosebay include:
2 Nov 1943
HrMs O 9 (Lt. J.B.M.J. Maas, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory together with HMS Vervain (T/Lt. R.A. Howell, RNVR), HMS Rosebay (Lt. R.J. Tadhunter, RNR) and HMS Watchman (Lt.Cdr. G.H.D. Williams, RN). (1)
3 Nov 1943
HrMs O 9 (Lt. J.B.M.J. Maas, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory together with HMS Watchman (Lt.Cdr. G.H.D. Williams, RN), HMS Vervain (T/Lt. R.A. Howell, RNVR) and HMS Rosebay (Lt. R.J. Tadhunter, RNR). (1)
Sources
- File 2.12.03.6372 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)