French corvette Alysse


Alysse was one of the nine s lent by the Royal Navy to the Free French Naval Forces.

Construction

Alysse was built by George Brown & Co.

War service

Originally built as HMS Alyssum by the British Royal Navy, she was loaned to the Free French Navy upon completion on 17 June 1941.
YearMonthName of convoy
1941Julyconvoy England-United States
1941AugustSC 40
1941SeptemberSC 44
1941SeptemberON 19
1941OctoberSC 50
1941November
1941December
1942JanuarySC 62
1942JanuaryON 60

Shortly after midnight on 9 February 1942 while escorting convoy ON 60, Alysse was torpedoed by the.
The torpedo struck Alysse on the port side in the forward part of the ship causing her to settle by the bow. The surviving crew were rescued by and ; 36 crew members were lost. Hepatica then attempted to tow Alysse but after 30 minutes the tow parted. A further attempt was made to tow her to port later that day but after 18 hours Alysse foundered and sank at 6°34N/44°10W.