| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Flower |
| Pennant | K 216 |
| Built by | Fleming & Ferguson Ltd. (Paisley, Scotland) |
| Ordered | 24 Oct 1940 |
| Laid down | 10 Feb 1941 |
| Launched | 28 Jul 1941 |
| Commissioned | 26 Dec 1941 |
| End service | Nov 1943 |
| History | Renamed HMS Tamarisk before completion in 1941. |
| Former name | HMS Ettrick |
| Career notes | To the Royal Hellenic Navy as Tompazis |
Commands listed for HMS Tamarisk (K 216)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. Sydney Ayles, RNR | 18 Sep 1941 | late 1943 |
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Notable events involving Tamarisk include:
6 Feb 1942
German U-boat U-82 was sunk north of the Azores, in position 44°10'N, 23°52'W, by depth charges from the British sloop HMS Rochester (Cdr. C.B. Allen, RN) and the corvette HMS Tamarisk (Lt. S. Ayles, RNR).
29 Nov 1942
HMS P 614 (Lt. H.W. Wilkinson, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Freetown together with HMS Tamarisk (Lt. S. Ayles, RNR), HMS ML 277 and HMS ML 281. (1)
6 Dec 1942
HMS P 614 (Lt. H.W. Wilkinson, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Freetown together with HMS Milford (Cdr.(Retd.) the Hon. V.M. Wyndham-Quin, RN) and HMS Tamarisk (Lt. S. Ayles, RNR). (2)
Sources
- ADM 173/17528
- ADM 173/17529
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.