HMS Dittany
HMS Dittany was a Flower-class corvette of the British Royal Navy during the Second World War. On 14 August 1942, the name Beacon was approved for PG 88, a modified Flower-class corvette being built at Collingwood, Ontario, Canada. Records indicate that Beacon was to have been accepted under "reverse lend lease", commissioned in Canada, and then taken to the Boston Navy Yard for outfitting. Assigned, first, to the United Kingdom on 30 January 1943, but reassigned to the US Navy on 7 March 1943, she was reassigned again to the Royal Navy on 31 May 1943, and commissioned as HMS Dittany, her original British name. She served under that name for the rest of the war.
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HMS Dittany
HMS Dittany was a Flower-class corvette of the British Royal Navy during the Second World War. On 14 August 1942, the name Beacon was approved for PG 88, a modified Flower-class corvette being built at Collingwood, Ontario, Canada. Records indicate that Beacon was to have been accepted under "reverse lend lease", commissioned in Canada, and then taken to the Boston Navy Yard for outfitting. Assigned, first, to the United Kingdom on 30 January 1943, but reassigned to the US Navy on 7 March 1943, she was reassigned again to the Royal Navy on 31 May 1943, and commissioned as HMS Dittany, her original British name. She served under that name for the rest of the war.
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HMS Dittany was a Flower-class ...... name for the rest of the war.
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1943-03-07
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1943-05-31
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1,00584e+1
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1942-10-31
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Sold commercial 1950, scrapped 1 April 1966
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Ship acquired
1943-03-07
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*2 × 3"/50 dual purpose gun mounts
*2 × 20 mm gun mounts
*2 × depth charge tracks
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Collingwood Shipyards Ltd., Collingwood, Ontario, Canada
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1943-05-31
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United Kingdom
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Transferred to the Royal Navy
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Transferred to the United States Navy
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Pennant number: K 279
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1942-10-31
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Beacon
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Dittany
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HMS Dittany was a Flower-class ...... name for the rest of the war.
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Beacon
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Dittany
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