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I cannot connect the webside you mentioned, so I cannot see who is responsible for the site. But I think it is the regular naval gossip.
The transfer of the ship was at a yard in the Morpeth Dock in Birkenhead. She got there a large refit. I don't know how long she there allready
was, but the Dutch crew arrives at the 22nd of March, the ship was transferred at the 26th. At the 20th of May she was in the water and
towed to the Gladstone Dock and started the... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (robert) http://theflowerclasscorvetteforums.yuku.com/sreply/721 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:48:48 GMT http://theflowerclasscorvetteforums.yuku.com/reply/720/t/Flower-Class-CO-s.html#reply-720
It seems then that Nicholas Monsarratt would not have had first hand knowledge of Friso, as he was away from the Atlantic between late 1941 and late 1943, and there is no record of his later ships HMS Ettrick or HMS Perim serving in the same waters. But it may have been a second-hand story and I'd like to think it was, as Dutch corvettes weren't that common. Returning to my original problem - the website feeds@yuku.com (Lancashire Steve) http://theflowerclasscorvetteforums.yuku.com/sreply/720 Sun, 15 Jun 2008 21:50:52 GMT http://theflowerclasscorvetteforums.yuku.com/reply/719/t/Flower-Class-CO-s.html#reply-719
The Friso made her first trip early June on the Atlantic route to Halifax with EG C2 and returned half way with EG B6.
Mid June she shifted to the 37th EG on the Freetown route, made there two trips.
In October 1943 the group was transferred to the Mediterranean. She made till September 1944 18 trips Port Said
to Gibraltar v.v. In September she was sent back to England.
The CO of the 37th EG was also a Dutchman, the CO of Hr.Ms. Johan Maurits van Nassau... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (robert) http://theflowerclasscorvetteforums.yuku.com/sreply/719 Sun, 15 Jun 2008 19:46:49 GMT http://theflowerclasscorvetteforums.yuku.com/reply/718/t/Flower-Class-CO-s.html#reply-718 feeds@yuku.com (Lancashire Steve) http://theflowerclasscorvetteforums.yuku.com/sreply/718 Sun, 15 Jun 2008 15:25:12 GMT http://theflowerclasscorvetteforums.yuku.com/reply/717/t/Flower-Class-CO-s.html#reply-717
After the transfer to the Netherlands Navy the Carnation became Hr.Ms. Friso, in honour of a gunboat sunk during German invasion.
Her commanding officers were:
260343 - 160943 Ltz.I Jonkheer P.L.M. van Geen
100943 - 190644 Ltz.I L.J. Goslings
190644 - 010744 Ltz.II Jonkheer J.A. Feith (acting)
010744 - 150844 Ltz.I B. Poortman
150844 - 041044 Ltz.II S.L. de Jong

Ltz.I is a Lieutenant-Commander.
Ltz.II is a... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (robert) http://theflowerclasscorvetteforums.yuku.com/sreply/717 Sun, 15 Jun 2008 13:12:42 GMT http://theflowerclasscorvetteforums.yuku.com/reply/716/t/Flower-Class-CO-s.html#reply-716 feeds@yuku.com (Lancashire Steve) http://theflowerclasscorvetteforums.yuku.com/sreply/716 Sat, 14 Jun 2008 10:54:53 GMT http://theflowerclasscorvetteforums.yuku.com/reply/715/t/Flower-Class-CO-s.html#reply-715
On 23 December 1941 the Corvette HMS Heartsease collided with the port bow of the newly commissioned Hunt class destroyer HMS Tetcott. LtCdr J. A. Baragwanath, the commanding officer of the HMS Heartsease, was found at fault in the accident. It would seem that his relief of command and the appointment of Lt G. C. Meldrum RNR took place in the last week of 1941.

The HMS Heartsease had to be towed to port for repair and would never again escort a convoy under... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (hjh43) http://theflowerclasscorvetteforums.yuku.com/sreply/715 Sat, 14 Jun 2008 03:55:32 GMT http://theflowerclasscorvetteforums.yuku.com/reply/714/t/Flower-Class-CO-s.html#reply-714 feeds@yuku.com (Lancashire Steve) http://theflowerclasscorvetteforums.yuku.com/sreply/714 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 21:44:47 GMT http://theflowerclasscorvetteforums.yuku.com/reply/713/t/Flower-Class-CO-s.html#reply-713
Ask Allen Stevens (astevens@rnli.org.uk) for the name of the first CO of the Carnation.
His wives grandfather was the first CO.
TheCarnation was transferred to the Royal Netherlands Navy at 26-03-1943 and not to the Norwegians.
She was returned to the RN at 04-10-1944 in West Hartlepool and stayed there in reserve till early 1945.
She was there with the Aster, Potentilla, Stonecraft, Scarborough Castle,... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (robert) http://theflowerclasscorvetteforums.yuku.com/sreply/713 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 19:04:13 GMT http://theflowerclasscorvetteforums.yuku.com/topic/932/t/Flower-Class-CO-s.html
Hello - this is my first post to this forum, I was hoping someone might be able to help with my research into Royal Navy commanding officers from WW2. I'm confident I know most of the Flower Class CO's, but there are one or two gaps in the Navy List which are causing me problems. To summarise:

HMS Abelia. When did Lt R A Parker RNVR, her last CO, relieve Lt D S Hutton RNR? This would be between 7/44-5/45.
HMS Buttercup. When did Lt W A M J Libert... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Lancashire Steve) http://theflowerclasscorvetteforums.yuku.com/topic/932 Sat, 07 Jun 2008 11:17:01 GMT