HMS Plym (K271) [SEP] vessel class
HMS Plym (K271)
HMS "Plym" (K271) was a that served in the Royal Navy between 1943 and 1952. The ship was destroyed in the United Kingdom's first nuclear weapon test, Operation Hurricane in 1952.
Construction.
"Plym" was built to the Royal Navy's specifications as a Group II . She was laid down by Smiths Dock Co. at their yard in South Bank-on-Tees on 1 August 1942 and launched on 4 February 1943. She was commissioned into the Royal
Navy on 16 May 1943 as HMS "Plym" (K271) and was named after the River Plym in Devon, England which flows into the English Channel at Plymouth.
Service history.
"Plym" saw extensive service on Atlantic convoy escort missions. "Plym", along with , and , provided anti-submarine escort to the convoy WS-33 which arrived in South Africa from the United Kingdom on 9 October 1943 with critical reinforcements for service in Burma.
Service history Operation Hurricane.
"Plym" was used