French corvette Mimosa

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

Construction

Mimosa was built by Charles Hill & Sons, and Richardsons Westgarth & Company.

War service

Originally built as HMS Mimosa by the Royal Navy, she was loaned to the Free French Navy upon completion on 19 January 1941.
On 15 October 1941 the ship picked up 26 survivors from the British merchant vessel Silvercedar, later that day Mimosa rescued another 26 survivors from the Norwegian merchant vessel Ila. Both ships had been torpedoed and sunk by the.

Sinking

On 9 June 1942 Mimosa was sunk via torpedo by while escorting convoy ONS 100 through the Atlantic Ocean. The ship sank three minutes after being hit when the boilers exploded. 66 sailors including the commanding officer died in the attack. The rest of the convoy did not notice the sinking until the morning when Canadian destroyer found four survivors on a raft.