HMS Arbutus (K86)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Arbutus and HMNZS Arbutus (K403).

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Arbutus
Builder	Blyth Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Ltd
Laid down	30 November 1939
Launched	5 June 1940
Commissioned	12 October 1940
Identification	Pennant number: K86
Fate	Torpedoed, 5 February 1942
General characteristics
Class and type	Flower-class corvette
Displacement	940 tons
Length	205 ft (62 m)
Beam	33 ft (10 m)
Draught	11.5 ft (3.5 m)
Propulsion	Two fire tube boilers One 4-cylinder triple-expansion steam engine
Speed	16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) at 2,750 hp
Range	3,500 nautical miles at 12 knots (6,500 km at 22 km/h)
Complement	87 men
Armament	1 × BL 4-inch (101.6 mm) Mk IX gun, 1 × 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount two 20 mm twin machine guns, two stern depth charge racks with 40 depth charges

HMS Arbutus was a Flower-class corvette that served in the Royal Navy.

World War II service

She is credited with sinking U-47.

Fate

She was torpedoed and sunk by U-136 on 5 February 1942.

External links

• HMS Arbutus on the Arnold Hague database at convoyweb.org.uk.