Английская Википедия:HMS Poppy (K213)

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HMS Poppy was a Шаблон:Sclass2 that served in the Royal Navy as a convoy escort during World War II.

Design and construction

The Flower class arose as a result of the Royal Navy's realisation in the late 1930s that it had a shortage of escort vessels, particularly coastal escorts for use on the East coast of Britain, as the likelihood of war with Germany increased. To meet this urgent requirement, a design developed based on the whale-catcher Шаблон:Ship - this design was much more capable than naval trawlers, but cheaper and quicker to build than the Шаблон:Sclass2s or Шаблон:Sclass sloops that were alternatives for the coastal escort role.[1][2]

The early Flowers, such as Aubrietia were Шаблон:Convert long overall, Шаблон:Convert at the waterline and Шаблон:Convert between perpendiculars. Beam was Шаблон:Convert and draught was Шаблон:Convert aft.[3][4] Displacement was about Шаблон:Convert standard and Шаблон:Convert full load. Two Admiralty three-drum water tube boilers fed steam to a vertical triple-expansion engine rated at Шаблон:Convert which drove a single propeller shaft. This gave a speed of Шаблон:Convert.[4] 200 tons of oil were carried, giving a range of Шаблон:Convert at Шаблон:Convert.[4]

Poppy was one of six Flowers ordered on 3 August 1940. The ship was laid down on 6 March 1941, by Alexander Hall & Co., Ltd., at their Aberdeen, Scotland shipyard. She was launched on 20 November 1941, and commissioned on 12 May 1942.[5][6]

Service history

Шаблон:Main On 27 June 1942, Poppy departed Reykjavik, Iceland, escorting convoy PQ-17, bound for Arkhangelsk, Russia. On 4 July 1942, the Admiralty ordered the convoy to disperse. Poppy rescued 53 survivors from the United States cargo ship Шаблон:SS, at Шаблон:Coord. Efforts were made by the captain of Шаблон:HMS to repair Hoosier and take her under tow, but when the Шаблон:GS was spotted Шаблон:Cvt astern she was again abandoned and Poppy tried to sink Hoosier with gun fire, but was unsuccessful.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn

Poppy escorted 51 convoys during the war, along with anti-submarine exercises with Royal Navy submarines off of Lough Foyle, and once each off Derry and Campbeltown.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn

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