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HMS Coreopsis (1917)

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History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Coreopsis
OrderedFebruary 1917
BuilderBarclay Curle, Whiteinch, Scotland
Launched15 September 1917
Commissioned8 October 1917
FateSold 6 September 1922. Broken up at Preston, Lancashire 5 May 1924.
General characteristics
Class and typeAnchusa-class sloop
Tonnage1,760 tons
Displacement1,290 long tons (1,311 t)
Length
  • 250 ft (76 m) p/p
  • 262 ft 3 in (79.93 m) o/a
Beam35 ft (11 m)
Draught
  • 11 ft 6 in (3.51 m) mean
  • 12 ft 6 in (3.81 m) – 13 ft 8 in (4.17 m) deep
Propulsion
  • 4-cylinder triple expansion engine
  • 2 boilers
  • 2,500 hp (1,864 kW)
  • 1 screw
Speed16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Range260 long tons (260 t) coal
Complement92
Armament

HMS Coreopsis was an Anchusa-class sloop and Q-ship of the Royal Navy, built at the yards of Barclay Curle on Clydeside and launched on 15 September 1917. Employed as a decoy ship with concealed armament, she served with the Grand Fleet or in the Mediterranean operating from Gibraltar under the false names Beardsley and Bigott.[1] After the end of the First World War, she was laid up before being sold for breaking on 6 September 1922, but did not arrive at Thos. W. Ward's yard in Preston, Lancashire until 5 May 1924.[2]

HMS Coreopsis is sometimes confused with HM Drifter Coreopsis II, which is credited with sinking the German submarine SM UB-85 on 30 April 1918.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "World War 1 at Sea - Ships of the Royal Navy, 1914-1919. WARSHIPS, Part 2, Old Sloops to Assault Ships 12. WARTIME CONSTRUCTION SLOOPS and ESCORTS". www.naval-history.net. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Screw Steamer COREOPSIS". www.clydeships.co.uk. Scottish Built Ships. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  3. ^ "NOTICE OF INTENDED DISTRIBUTION OF NAVAL PRIZE BOUNTY MONEY". The London Gazette (32515): 8942. 11 November 1921. Retrieved 15 November 2017.