HMS Camellia (K31)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Camellia.

HMS Camellia was a Flower-class corvette that served in the Royal Navy.

HMS Camellia with a convoy, 23 September 1943
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Camellia
Builder	Harland and Wolff[1]
Yard number	1064[1]
Laid down	14 November 1939
Launched	4 May 1940
Completed	18 June 1940[1]
Commissioned	18 June 1940
Identification	Pennant number: K31
Fate	Sold 1948
Netherlands
Name	Hetty W Vinke
Owner	NV Nederlandse Mij voor de Walvischvaart
Acquired	1948
Fate	Scrapped 19 September 1965
General characteristics
Class and type	Flower-class corvette

She was laid down on 14 November 1939, launched on 4 May 1940, and commissioned on 18 June 1940.

Operational service

In January 1941 Camelia served as a rescue transport for five crewman of the merchant ship Ringhorn which had gone down in stormy weather. On 4 February 1941 Camellia and the destroyer Harvester picked up 121 survivors from HMS Crispin, sunk by U-107. On 7 March 1941, serving as escorts for convoy OB 293 escort south-east of Iceland, Camellia and her sister ship Arbutus sank the German submarine U-70.

Fate

Hetty W Vinke

In 1948 she was sold for commercial service and renamed Hetty W Vinke.

References

1. McCluskie, Tom (2013). The Rise and Fall of Harland and Wolff. Stroud: The History Press. p. 148. ISBN 9780752488615.

Publications

Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.

External links

• HMS Camellia on the Arnold Hague database at convoyweb.org.uk.
• HMS Camellia at uboat.net