French corvette Aconit

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Aconit

Aconit in 1942 paint
History
France
Name	Aconit
Namesake	Aconitum
Laid down	25 March 1940
Launched	31 March 1941[1]
Commissioned	19 July 1941
Decommissioned	30 April 1947
Identification	Pennant number: K58
Honours and awards	Ordre de la Libération (21 April 1943) Croix de Guerre 1939–1945 (11 May 1945), both by General Charles de Gaulle Citation from the British Admiralty
Fate	Returned to the Royal Navy 30 April 1947; sold July 1947.
General characteristics
Class and type	Flower-class corvette
Displacement	950 tonnes
Length	62.7 metres (206 ft)
Beam	10.9 metres (36 ft)
Draught	2.7 metres (8 ft 10 in)
Propulsion	Engine: 4-cylinder triple-expansion steam engine Fuel: Fuel oil Pressure: 225 PSI Power:2,750 hp (2 MW)
Speed	16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Range	3,450 nautical miles at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) 2,630 nautical miles at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) Fuel capacity: 230 tonnes
Complement	70
Sensors and processing systems	Type 271 surface radar
Armament	1 BL 4-inch (101.6 mm) Mark IX gun 1 Mark VIII 40 mm gun 2 Mark IIA 20 mm guns 2 Hotchkiss machine guns 1 Mark III "hedgehog" mortar (24 shells) 4 Mark I depth charge launchers 2 ramps for Mark I depth charges 60 depth charges

Aconit (formerly HMS Aconite) was one of the nine Flower-class corvettes lent by the Royal Navy to the Free French Naval Forces. During World War II, she escorted 116 convoys, spending 728 days at sea. She was awarded the Croix de la Libération and the Croix de Guerre 1939–1945, and was cited by the British Admiralty. Following the war she was used as whaling ship for three different companies from 1947 to 1964.