HMS Camellia was a that served in the Royal Navy.
She was laid down on 14 November 1939, launched on 4 May 1940, and commissioned on 18 June 1940.
Operational service In January 1941 Camelia served as a rescue transport for five crewman of the merchant ship Ringhorn which had gone down in stormy weather. On 4 February 1941 Camellia and the destroyer picked up 121 survivors from , sunk by . On 7 March 1941, serving as escorts for convoy OB 293 escort south-east of Iceland, Camellia and her sister ship sank the German submarine .
Fate
In 1948 she was sold for commercial service and renamed Hetty W Vinke.
References
Publications
External links HMS Camellia on the Arnold Hague database at convoyweb.org.uk. HMS Camellia at uboat.net