HMS Picotee in July 1941
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Picotee
BuilderHarland and Wolff
Yard number1069[1]
Laid down21 March 1940
Launched19 July 1940
Completed5 September 1940[1]
Commissioned5 September 1940
IdentificationPennant number: K63
FateSunk 12 August 1941 by U-568
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.[1] 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. ^ a b c McCluskie, Tom (2013). The Rise and Fall of Harland and Wolff. Stroud: The History Press. p. 148. ISBN 9780752488615.

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