HMS Thyme (K210)
| Career (United Kingdom) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Thyme |
| Namesake: | Thyme |
| Builder: | Smiths Dock Company |
| Laid down: | 30 Apr 1941 |
| Launched: | 25 Jul 1941 |
| Commissioned: | 23 Oct 1941 |
| Identification: | Pennant number: K210 |
| Fate: | Sold 1947 as Weather ship Weather Explorer |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Flower-class corvette |
HMS Thyme was a Flower-class corvette which served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War. Laid down by Smiths Dock Company in April 1941, She was launched in July 1941, and commissioned in October of 1941.
Royal Navy service
Thyme began escorts on 21 November 1941, with the convoy HX 161, from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Liverpool. She spent most of her remaining career escorting convoys around The Indian Ocean and Africa.
Service after the Royal Navy
She was transferred to the Air Ministry for civilian service in 1947 and was designated the Weather ship, Weather Explorer. In 1958 she was sold again and became the Greek merchant ship Epos
Publications
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475.
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