HMSGeranium (K16) was aFlower-classcorvette that served in theRoyal Navy during the Second World War.[1] She was later sold to Denmark and renamed Thetis.
The ship was ordered 25 July 1939 and laid down 21 September 1939 atWilliam Simmons & Co. inRenfrew,Scotland.[1][2] The ship was launched on 23 April 1940 and commissioned 24 June 1940.[1]
In August 1942, the ship participated inOperation Pedestal, a British convoy to supply Malta.[3][4] In the operation, she was assigned to Force R along with 3 other corvettes and a tug to protect the fleet oil tankers:RFABrown Ranger andRFADingledale.[3] She was under the command of A.Foxall, RNR.[3][5]
In 1943, the ship was operating in the Atlantic engaged in anti-submarine warfare.[6] On 31 October, together withHMS Whitehall she sunk the U-Boat U-306 with depth charges and hedgehog attacks.[6]
The ship was sold to the Royal Danish Navy in 1945.[7][8] They renamed her Thetis (F340) and she entered service.[7] The ship was scrapped in 1963.[7][8]
The ship featured on a 2012 Maltese postal stamp.[9]
