HMS Alisma (K185)

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Alisma
Builder	Harland and Wolff, Belfast
Yard number	1096
Laid down	19 August 1940
Launched	17 December 1940
Completed	13 February 1941
Commissioned	15 February 1941
Decommissioned	11 June 1945
Identification	Pennant number: K185
Fate	Sold 1947. Sunk 1954.
General characteristics
Class & type	Flower-class corvette
Displacement	925 long tons
Length	205 ft (62 m) o/a
Beam	33 ft (10 m)
Draught	11 ft 6 in (3.51 m)
Propulsion	1 × 4-cycle triple-expansion reciprocating steam engine; 2 × fire tube Scotch boilers; Single shaft; 2,750 ihp (2,050 kW);
Speed	16 kn (30 km/h)
Range	3,500 nmi (6,500 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h)
Complement	85
Sensors &; processing systems	1 × SW1C or 2C radar; 1 × Type 123A or Type 127DV sonar;
Armament	1 × BL 4-inch (101.6 mm) Mk.IX gun; 2 × Vickers .50 cal machine gun (twin); 2 × Lewis .303 cal machine gun (twin); 2 × Mk.II Depth charge throwers; 2 × Depth charge rails with 40 depth charges;
Service record
Commanders:	1941 A/Lt.Cdr. M.G. Rose, RANVR; 1943 Lt. G. Lanning, RANVR;
Operations:	Battle of the Atlantic; Battle of the Mediterranean;

HMS Alisma was a Flower-class corvette that served in the Royal Navy.

History

United Kingdom
Name	HMS Alisma
Builder	Harland and Wolff, Belfast
Yard number	1096
Laid down	19 August 1940
Launched	17 December 1940
Completed	13 February 1941
Commissioned	15 February 1941
Decommissioned	11 June 1945
Identification	Pennant number: K185
Fate	Sold 1947. Sunk 1954.
General characteristics
Class & type	Flower-class corvette
Displacement	925 long tons
Length	205 ft (62 m) o/a
Beam	33 ft (10 m)
Draught	11 ft 6 in (3.51 m)
Propulsion	1 × 4-cycle triple-expansion reciprocating steam engine 2 × fire tube Scotch boilers Single shaft 2,750 ihp (2,050 kW)
Speed	16 kn (30 km/h)
Range	3,500 nmi (6,500 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h)
Complement	85
Sensors & processing systems	1 × SW1C or 2C radar 1 × Type 123A or Type 127DV sonar
Armament	1 × BL 4-inch (101.6 mm) Mk.IX gun 2 × Vickers .50 cal machine gun (twin) 2 × Lewis .303 cal machine gun (twin) 2 × Mk.II Depth charge throwers 2 × Depth charge rails with 40 depth charges
Service record
Commanders:	1941 A/Lt.Cdr. M.G. Rose, RANVR 1943 Lt. G. Lanning, RANVR
Operations:	Battle of the Atlantic Battle of the Mediterranean