 HMSAzalea | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMSAzalea |
| Builder | Cook, Welton & Gemmell |
| Laid down | 15 November 1939 |
| Launched | 8 July 1940 |
| Commissioned | 27 January 1941 |
| Identification | Pennant number: K25 |
| Fate | Sold 5 April 1946 as mercantileNorte, and sank on 19 January 1955 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Flower-classcorvette |
HMSAzalea was aFlower-classcorvette that served in theRoyal Navy duringWorld War II.
Azalea waslaid down byCook, Welton & Gemmell ofBeverley on 15 November 1939; launched on 8 July 1940; and commissioned on 27 January 1941.
On 12 April 1941,Azalea andKenogami fired a shot over the bow of theU.S.-flaggedAmerican Export linerSiboney 320 nautical miles (590 km) out ofLisbon. After crew aboardAzalea questioned Wenzel Habel, the captain of the unarmed passenger liner,Siboney was allowed to go on her way.[1]
HMSAzalea was the sole allied warship present during the German raid on allied landing craft duringExercise Tiger offSlapton Sands, England in the early morning of 28 April 1944. AlthoughAzalea received word via radio of the presence of German torpedo boats from naval headquarters ashore, because of a typographical error in orders, the escortedLSTs did not.Azalea did not relay the notice. In the attack, three LSTs were hit by torpedoes, two were sunk.[2]
Azalea was sold on 5 April 1946 and became the merchant shipNorte. She sank on 19 January 1955.
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