HMS Jasmine (K23)
HMS Jasmine (K23) was a Flower-class corvette that served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War.[1] The ship was primarily engaged in convoy duty, protecting merchant ships and carrying out anti-submarine warfare during the U-boat offensive.[2]
Construction and career
[edit]The ship was ordered 31 August 1939.[1] She was laid down 12 December 1939 at the Ferguson yard at Port Glasgow, Scotland.[1] She was launched 14 January 1941 and the ship was commissioned 16 May 1941.[1]
The ship sustained collision damage and undertook repairs in October 1941 at the Birkenhead Graving Dock.[3][4]
Between 17 September and 1 October 1941, the ship served as an escort in Convoy HG 73. On 26/27 September, German submarine U-201 torpedoed and sank the ship's Cervantes and HMS Springbank, whose survivors were taken by several ships, including HMS Jasmine.[5] HMS Jasmine then sank the Springbank by a combination of depth charges and 4-inch gunfire rather than leave her as a hazard to shipping.[6]
On 15 November 1942, Jasmine, along with HMS Inconstant and HMS Nigella engaged German submarine U-181 with depth charges forcing the submarine to a depth of 570ft but failed to destroy her.[7]
The ship was broken up for scrap on 11 September 1948.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "HMS Jasmine (K 23) of the Royal Navy". uboat.net. 1939-08-31. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
- ^ Robins, Nick (2021-09-30). From War to Peace. Seaforth Publishing. p. 72. ISBN 978-1-3990-0961-4.
- ^ "DAMAGE SUSTAINED BY THE CORVETTE HMS JASMINE IN COLLISION. 8 OCTOBER 1941, BIRKENHEAD GRAVING DOCK". Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
- ^ "DAMAGE SUSTAINED BY THE CORVETTE HMS JASMINE IN COLLISION. 8 OCTOBER 1941, BIRKENHEAD GRAVING DOCK". Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
- ^ Pattisson, Rodney; Pickthall, Barry (2019-05-07). Superdocious!. London: Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 9-10. ISBN 978-1-4729-3559-5.
- ^ Taylor, Bruce; Morgan, Daniel (2011-11-09). U-Boat Attack Logs. Pen and Sword. ISBN 978-1-4738-2003-6.
- ^ Paterson, Lawrence (2017-05-16). Hitler's Gray Wolves. Skyhorse. ISBN 978-1-5107-1773-2.
