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Flower class corvette HMS Lotus (K130) at Tilbury, Essex. 20 October 1942
Clyde tugs towing Fighter Catapult Ship HMS Ariguani after Bustler class rescue tug HMRT Samsonia had towed her almost 1400 miles from Gibraltar at 6 knots for 8 days in rough weather. Ariguani had suffered damage by torpedo to her stern and was attacked by enemy aircraft on the way back without success. Feb 1943
HMS Ariguani with a Sea Hurricane on the catapult
Flower class corvette HMS Lotus (K130) at Tilbury, Essex. 20 October 1942
Clyde tugs towing Fighter Catapult Ship HMS Ariguani after Bustler class rescue tug HMRT Samsonia had towed her almost 1400 miles from Gibraltar at 6 knots for 8 days in rough weather. Ariguani had suffered damage by torpedo to her stern and was attacked by enemy aircraft on the way back without success. Feb 1943
HMS Ariguani with a Sea Hurricane on the catapult
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Temptress class patrol gunboat USS Surprise (PG-63), ex Flower class corvette HMS Heliotrope, Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina, June 1944.
In 18 months service Heliotrope escorted 18 North Atlantic, eight Gibraltar and four South Atlantic convoys, assisting in the safe passage of over 750 ships.
She was involved in four major convoy battles: In October 1940 Heliotrope was part of the escort for HX 79, which was attacked by a U-boat "wolfpack", losing 12 ships sunk. In May 1941 she joined HX 126 which saw nine ships sunk and one U-boat damaged. In August 1941 she joined SL 81 which saw five ships sunk, while one U-boat was destroyed and two damaged In October 1941 she was with HG 75 which saw four ships and one escort sunk, and one U-boat destroyed.
Heliotrope was transferred to the U.S. Navy at Hull, England, on 24 March 1942, one of a group of corvettes transferred to the U.S. Navy under reverse Lend-Lease. She was commissioned as USS Surprise the same day. She was delivered with British radars and armament installed, and over the course of her U.S. Navy service was gradually converted to U.S. standards. The 4-inch (102 mm) gun was mounted forward, the 3-inch (76 mm) gun aft.
Surprise sailed from Lisahally, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland on 24 April 1942 to escort a convoy to Boston, Massachusetts. After an overhaul, she proceeded south and for the remainder of 1942 escorted convoys in the Caribbean Sea, principally between Trinidad and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. In January 1943, she extended her range into the South Atlantic and, into 1944, performed escort runs between Trinidad and Recife, Brazil.
Surprise then returned to the United States. In May 1944, she returned to the North Atlantic and, until after the end of World War II in Europe in May 1945, rotated between Newfoundland, Greenland, and Iceland convoy runs and weather patrol duty.
Surprise was decommissioned on 20 August 1945 at Chatham, England, returned to the Royal Navy on 26 August, and struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 17 September.
She was transferred to China in 1947, and, after a period of mercantile service, she was taken into the People's Liberation Army Navy service as Linyi after converting to a gunboat, and finally retired in 1972.
Temptress class patrol gunboat USS Surprise (PG-63), ex Flower class corvette HMS Heliotrope, Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina, June 1944.
In 18 months service Heliotrope escorted 18 North Atlantic, eight Gibraltar and four South Atlantic convoys, assisting in the safe passage of over 750 ships.
She was involved in four major convoy battles: In October 1940 Heliotrope was part of the escort for HX 79, which was attacked by a U-boat "wolfpack", losing 12 ships sunk. In May 1941 she joined HX 126 which saw nine ships sunk and one U-boat damaged. In August 1941 she joined SL 81 which saw five ships sunk, while one U-boat was destroyed and two damaged In October 1941 she was with HG 75 which saw four ships and one escort sunk, and one U-boat destroyed.
Heliotrope was transferred to the U.S. Navy at Hull, England, on 24 March 1942, one of a group of corvettes transferred to the U.S. Navy under reverse Lend-Lease. She was commissioned as USS Surprise the same day. She was delivered with British radars and armament installed, and over the course of her U.S. Navy service was gradually converted to U.S. standards. The 4-inch (102 mm) gun was mounted forward, the 3-inch (76 mm) gun aft.
Surprise sailed from Lisahally, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland on 24 April 1942 to escort a convoy to Boston, Massachusetts. After an overhaul, she proceeded south and for the remainder of 1942 escorted convoys in the Caribbean Sea, principally between Trinidad and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. In January 1943, she extended her range into the South Atlantic and, into 1944, performed escort runs between Trinidad and Recife, Brazil.
Surprise then returned to the United States. In May 1944, she returned to the North Atlantic and, until after the end of World War II in Europe in May 1945, rotated between Newfoundland, Greenland, and Iceland convoy runs and weather patrol duty.
Surprise was decommissioned on 20 August 1945 at Chatham, England, returned to the Royal Navy on 26 August, and struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 17 September.
She was transferred to China in 1947, and, after a period of mercantile service, she was taken into the People's Liberation Army Navy service as Linyi after converting to a gunboat, and finally retired in 1972.
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Independence-class (ex Cleveland-class light cruisers) USS Langley (CVL-27) underway off Cape Henry, Virginia , with two North American SNJ Texan training planes on her flight deck, 6 October 1943.
The ship was originally ordered as a Cleveland class light cruiser and named Fargo (CL‑85). She was laid down as USS Crown Point (CV‑27) on 11 April 1942 and renamed Langley on 13 November 1942.
Langley rolling heavily to starboard during Typhoon Cobra, 18 December 1944.
Independence-class (ex Cleveland-class light cruisers) USS Langley (CVL-27) underway off Cape Henry, Virginia , with two North American SNJ Texan training planes on her flight deck, 6 October 1943.
The ship was originally ordered as a Cleveland class light cruiser and named Fargo (CL‑85). She was laid down as USS Crown Point (CV‑27) on 11 April 1942 and renamed Langley on 13 November 1942.
Langley rolling heavily to starboard during Typhoon Cobra, 18 December 1944.
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