EGLANTINE corvettes (1941-1942, 1942/1944-1947)

Eglantine 1942

Nordkyn 1944

Polarfront I 1970

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Andenes (ex-Acanthus)	K01, 1950- F307		Ailsa, Troon, UK	12.1939	26.5.1941	10/1941	stricken 1956
Rose	K102		Simons, Renfrew, UK	9.1940	22.9.1941	10.1941	sunk 27.10.1944
Eglantine, 1946- Sørøy	K197, 1950- F308		Harland & Wolff, Belfast, UK	1.1941	11.6.1941	8.1941	stricken 1956
Montbretia	K208		Fleming & Ferguson, Paisley, UK	11.1940	27.5.1941	9.1941	sunk 18.11.1942
Potentilla	K214		Simons, Renfrew, UK	2.1941	18.12.1941	1.1942	to UK 3.1944 (Potentilla)
Nordkyn (ex-Buttercup)	K193, 1950- F309		Harland & Wolff, Belfast, UK	12.1940	21.3.1941	4/1942 // 12.1944	stricken 1956
Polarfront I (ex-Saxifrage)			Hill, Bristol, UK	2.1941	24.10.1941	2.1942 // 8.1947	weathership, stricken 1979
Polarfront II (ex-Bryony)			Harland & Wolff, Belfast, UK	11.1940	15.3.1941	6/1942 // 1947	weathership, stricken 1979

Displacement standard, t

925

Displacement full, t

1170

Length, m

57.9 pp 62.5 oa

Breadth, m

10.1

Draught, m

4.14 - 4.80 deep load

No of shafts

1

Machinery

1 VTE, 2 cylindrical boilers

Power, h. p.

2750

Max speed, kts

16.5

Fuel, t

oil 230

Endurance, nm(kts) 3500(12)

Armament

1 x 1 - 102/45 BL Mk IX, 1 x 1 - 40/39 QF Mk VIII, 2 DCT, 2 DCR (40)

Nordkyn: 1 x 1 - 102/45 BL Mk IX, 1 x 1 - 40/39 QF Mk VIII, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk IV, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog ASWRL, 4 DCT, 2 DCR (72)

Polarfront I, Polarfront II: 1 x 1 - 102/45 CP Mk I, 1 x 1 - 40/39 Mk VIII, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk III, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog ASWRL, 4 DCT, 2 DCR (72)

Electronic equipment

type 271 radar, type 128 sonar

Nordkyn, Polarfront I, Polarfront II: presumably type 271 radar, type 144 sonar

Complement

109

Project history: British Flower-class corvettes, transferred during a war. Two more ships were purchased in 1947 for fishery protection.

Modernizations: 1943 - 1945, Andenes, Rose, Eglantine, Potentilla: had light AA armament consisted of (1 x 1 - 40/39 QF Mk VIII, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV) or (1 x 1 - 40/39 QF Mk VIII, 4 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV) or 3 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV or 4 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV or (2 x 2 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV). ASW armament consisted of 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog ASWRL (on some ships), 4 DCT and 2 DCR (up to 72 DC)

Naval service: Montbretia 18.11.1942 was sunk in Northern Atlantic by German submarine U624. Rose was lost in Western Atlantic 27.10.1944 as a result of collision with HMS Manners.

Sørøy 1951

ROYAL NORWEGIAN NAVY (NORWAY)

ESCORTS

EGLANTINE corvettes (1941-1942, 1942/1944-1947)

Displacement standard, t	925
Displacement full, t	1170
Length, m	57.9 pp 62.5 oa
Breadth, m	10.1
Draught, m	4.14 - 4.80 deep load
No of shafts	1
Machinery	1 VTE, 2 cylindrical boilers
Power, h. p.	2750
Max speed, kts	16.5
Fuel, t	oil 230
Endurance, nm(kts)	3500(12)
Armament	1 x 1 - 102/45 BL Mk IX, 1 x 1 - 40/39 QF Mk VIII, 2 DCT, 2 DCR (40) Nordkyn: 1 x 1 - 102/45 BL Mk IX, 1 x 1 - 40/39 QF Mk VIII, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk IV, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog ASWRL, 4 DCT, 2 DCR (72) Polarfront I, Polarfront II: 1 x 1 - 102/45 CP Mk I, 1 x 1 - 40/39 Mk VIII, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk III, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog ASWRL, 4 DCT, 2 DCR (72)
Electronic equipment	type 271 radar, type 128 sonar Nordkyn, Polarfront I, Polarfront II: presumably type 271 radar, type 144 sonar
Complement	109