HMS MIGNONETTE (K38)

	HMS Mignotte underway on the Tyne
History
United Kingdom
Name	Mignonette
Ordered	31 August 1939
Builder	Hall, Russell & Co. Ltd., Aberdeen
Laid down	15 July 1940
Launched	28 January 1941
Commissioned	7 May 1941
Out of service	1946 - sold
Identification	Pennant number: K38
Fate	Sold 1946; sunk November 1948
General characteristics
Class and type	Flower-class corvette (original)
Displacement	925 long tons (940 t; 1,036 short tons)
Length	205 ft (62.48 m) o/a
Beam	33 ft (10.06 m)
Draught	11.5 ft (3.51 m)
Propulsion	single shaft; 2 × fire tube Scotch boilers; 1 × 4-cycle triple-expansion reciprocating steam engine; 2,750 ihp (2,050 kW);
Speed	16 knots (29.6 km/h)
Range	3,500 nautical miles (6,482 km) at 12 knots (22.2 km/h)
Complement	85
Sensors and ; processing systems	1 × SW1C or 2C radar; 1 × Type 123A or Type 127DV sonar;
Armament	1 × BL 4-inch (101.6 mm) Mk.IX single gun; 2 x double Lewis machine gun; 2 × twin Vickers machine gun ; 2 × Mk.II depth charge throwers; 2 × Depth charge rails with 40 depth charges; initially with minesweeper equipment, later removed;

HMS Mignonette was a Flower-class corvette that served with the Royal Navy during the Second World War. She served as an escort ship in the Battle of the Atlantic.^[1]

Background

On 7 February 1943, HMS Mignotte along with HMS Campanula rescued 37 survivors from the merchant ship Afrika, which had been torpedoed by the German submarine U-402. On 15 July 1943 she contributed to the sinking of U-135 alongside HMS Rochester and Balsam. On 21 January 1945 she helped sink U-1199 alongside the destroyer HMS Icarus.^[3]

She was sold in 1946. In 1948, she became the merchant ship Alexandrouplis. That same year, on 30 November 1948, she was lost at sea.^[4]

^ "Aberdeen Ships - Mignonette". www.aberdeenships.com. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
^ Friedman, Norman s. 339
^ "HMS Mignonette (K38)". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
^ "Flower Class Corvettes from HMS Mallow to HMS Primula". www.worldnavalships.com. Retrieved 29 March 2017.

Friedman, Norman (2008). British Destroyers & Frigates - The Second World War and After. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-015-4.
Gardiner, Robert (1987). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922-1946. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-146-7.
Preston, Antony; Raven, Alan (1982). Flower Class Corvettes. London: Arms and Armour Press. ISBN 0-85368-559-2.

History
HMS Mignotte underway on the Tyne
United Kingdom
Name	Mignonette
Ordered	31 August 1939
Builder	Hall, Russell & Co. Ltd., Aberdeen
Laid down	15 July 1940
Launched	28 January 1941
Commissioned	7 May 1941
Out of service	1946 - sold
Identification	Pennant number: K38
Fate	Sold 1946; sunk November 1948
General characteristics
Class and type	Flower-class corvette (original)
Displacement	925 long tons (940 t; 1,036 short tons)
Length	205 ft (62.48 m) o/a
Beam	33 ft (10.06 m)
Draught	11.5 ft (3.51 m)
Propulsion	single shaft 2 × fire tube Scotch boilers 1 × 4-cycle triple-expansion reciprocating steam engine 2,750 ihp (2,050 kW)
Speed	16 knots (29.6 km/h)
Range	3,500 nautical miles (6,482 km) at 12 knots (22.2 km/h)
Complement	85
Sensors and processing systems	1 × SW1C or 2C radar 1 × Type 123A or Type 127DV sonar
Armament	1 × BL 4-inch (101.6 mm) Mk.IX single gun 2 x double Lewis machine gun 2 × twin Vickers machine gun 2 × Mk.II depth charge throwers 2 × Depth charge rails with 40 depth charges initially with minesweeper equipment, later removed