HMS Abelia (K184)
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United Kingdom HMS Abelia (K184) was a Flower-class corvette of the Royal Navy.
She was launched on 28 November 1940, and was fitted for minesweeping. She served in World War II; her commanding officer for parts of 1943 and 1944 was Lieutenant Orme G. Stuart. She was damaged by a torpedo from an unknown German U-Boat in 1944, while on convoy escort duty.
She was sold in 1947 and became the merchant vessel Kraft in 1948. She was renamed Arne Skontorp in 1954. She was eventually scrapped in December 1966.
[edit] References
- J. J. Colledge, Ships of the Royal Navy, Greenhill Books, 1987.
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