HMS Rosebay

[valeried]

Hello there,

My grandfather's 80th birthday is coming up and I am desperately trying to get hold of a photograph of the ship he served on during World War Two.

It was called the HMS Rosebay (K286)- the Imperial War Museum do not have a photo. It was a Flower-class Corvette originally built by Kingston Shipbuilding Co. in Kingston, Ontario, Canada- it was then called the USS Splendor. It was transferred to the Royal Navy under lend-lease when it becaime the Rosebay, and was eventually returned to the US on March 20th 1946.

I would greatly appreciate any assistance.

Many thanks,

Rebecca Donovan

[Malcolm]

Rebecca,

Not WW1 but never-the-less.

HMS Rosebay was a Modified Flower Class Corvette, ex USN Spendor, Admiralty No K 286, launched 11th February 1943 at Kingston Shipbuilding Co. (Kingston, Ontario, Canada) went to the RN as lend-lease, commisioned 28 July 1943 de-commisioned 20th March 1946. Returned to the US she became the Mercantile BENMARK in 1947, and then FRIDA in 1950.

She was 980 tons, 208 feet x 33.5 feet x 11 feet, 1-shaft Reciprocating (4 cylinder VTE) IHP 2,880 = 16 knots, armed with 1 x 4 inch, 1 x 2pounder AA, 6 x 20mm AA (one gun) 1 x ATW Hedgehog depth charge thrower. She had a complement of 109 men.

There is an excellent image of her sister ship Betony at http://warships.web4u.cz/lode.php?language...rida=Flower+mod.

otherwise attached is Arbutus of same type.

Aye

Malcolm

[Staffsyeoman]

I couldn't find a picture specifically of Rosebay either, but you could try asking here:

http://p214.ezboard.com/btheflowerclasscorvetteforums

No pic of Rosebay, but if you can't ask here....

[chrisharley9]

HMS Tamerisk of the same class

All the best

Chris

[valeried]

Thank you so much- anyone else who might be able to find an image of Rosebay herself I'd be extremely glad to hear from.

Many thanks,

Rebecca Donovan