HMS Auricula (K12)

History
United Kingdom
NameAuricula
NamesakeAuricula
Ordered25 July 1939
BuilderGeorge Brown and Company, Greenock
Laid down25 November 1939
Launched14 November 1940
Commissioned5 March 1941
IdentificationPennant number: K12
FateSunk by mine, 6 May 1942
General characteristics
Class & typeFlower-class corvette
Displacement925 long tons
Length205 ft (62 m) o/a
Beam33 ft (10 m)
Draught11 ft 6 in (3.51 m)
Propulsion
  • 1 × 4-cycle triple-expansion reciprocating steam engine
  • 2 × fire tube Scotch boilers
  • Single shaft
  • 2,750 ihp (2,050 kW)
Speed16 kn (30 km/h)
Range3,500 nmi (6,500 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h)
Complement85
Sensors &
processing systems
  • 1 × SW1C or 2C radar
  • 1 × Type 123A or Type 127DV sonar
Armament

HMS Auricula was a Flower-class corvette that served in the Royal Navy and was built by George Brown and Company in 1940. She was named after Auricula. Commissioned in 1941 and sunk by a mine on 6 May 1942.

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