HMS Abelia
Ship Number
1095
Vessel Type
Flower Class Corvette
Built
Belfast
Slip Number
2
Launch Date
November 28, 1940
Delivered
February 3, 1941
Owner
Admiralty
Weight
724 grt
BP Length
190 feet
Breadth
33 feet
No. of Screws
Single
Speed (approx)
16.5 knots
Propulsion
One Steam Reciprocating Vertical Triple Expansion 4 cylinder 2750hp
Official No.
Registered
Fate
Scrapped
 HMS Abelia

[Foto via Jan Olsen - Lardex.net]

Pennant No. K184.
 
On 9 January 1944 she was damaged by a torpedo from an unknown U-boat, while escorting convoy OS-64.
 
In 1948, sold to A/S Kosmos, Norway and converted, being renamed Kraft, she was renamed Arne Skontorp in 1954.
 
She was broken up at Grimstad, Norway in 1966.
 
[Photo shows Arne Skontorp in 1954 ]