HMS Arbutus (K86)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Arbutus |
| Namesake | Arbutus |
| Builder | Blyth Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Ltd |
| Laid down | 30 November 1939 |
| Launched | 5 June 1940 |
| Commissioned | 12 October 1940 |
| Identification | Pennant number: K86 |
| Fate | Torpedoed and sunk, 5 February 1942 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Flower-class corvette |
| Displacement | 925 long tons (940 t) |
| Length | 205 ft (62 m) |
| Beam | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Draught | 13.5 ft (4.1 m) |
| Installed power | 2,750 ihp (2,050 kW) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph) |
| Range | 3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement | 85 |
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HMS Arbutus was a Flower-class corvette of the Royal Navy, which was active during the Second World War. She was a successful escort vessel, and took part in the destruction of two U-boats during the Battle of the Atlantic. Arbutus was torpedoed by a U-boat and sunk in the North Atlantic in February 1942 while aiding a convoy that was under attack.