HMS Mignonette (K38)

HMS Mignonette was a that served with the Royal Navy during the Second World War. She served as an escort ship in the Battle of the Atlantic.

Background

The ship was commissioned on 31 August 1939 by Hall, Russell & Company from Aberdeen in Scotland.

War service

On 7 February 1943, HMS Mignotte along with rescued 37 survivors from the merchant ship Afrika, which had been torpedoed by the. On 15 July 1943 she contributed to the sinking of alongside and. On 21 January 1945 she helped sink alongside the destroyer.

Fate

She was sold in 1946. In 1948, she became the merchant ship Alexandrouplis. That same year, on 30 November 1948, she was lost at sea.