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HMS Picotee (K63)

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Flower-class corvette

HMS Picotee in July 1941
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Picotee
BuilderHarland and Wolff
Yard number1069
Laid down21 March 1940
Launched19 July 1940
Completed5 September 1940
Commissioned5 September 1940
IdentificationPennant number: K63
FateSunk 12 August 1941
General characteristics
Class and typeFlower-class corvette
Complement66

HMS Picotee was a Flower-class corvette that served in the Royal Navy. She was built at Harland and Wolff, launched on 21 March 1940 and completed on 5 September 1940. Under the command of Lieutenant R.A. Harrison, she was tasked to convoy escort operations in the North Atlantic. She was torpedoed and sunk on the morning of 12 August 1941 by U-568. There were no survivors.

References

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

62°N 18°W / 62°N 18°W / 62; -18

Flower-class corvettes
Original ships
 Free French Naval Forces
 Royal Canadian Navy
 Hellenic Navy
 Royal Navy
 Royal Netherlands Navy
 Royal Norwegian Navy
 South African Navy
 United States Navy
Temptress class
Royal Navy Belgian Section
 Kriegsmarine
Modified ships
 Royal Canadian Navy
 Royal Indian Navy
 Royal Navy
 Royal New Zealand Navy
 United States Navy
Action class
 Argentine Navy
Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in August 1941
Shipwrecks
1940 1941 1942
July 1941 September 1941
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