ROYAL NAVY SOUTH ATLANTIC COMMAND - ROYAL NAVY C D 30 SHIPS *
18)CYCLAMEN (CORVETTE)
Completed: 1940
Displacement: 940 tons / full 1,180 tons
Length: 62,48 meters
Beam: 10,06 meters
Draught: 4,04 meters
Armament: 1 × 102mm, 1 × 40mm , 4-6 × 20mm / 12.7mm, ASW (0-1×hedgehog, 1-2×DCL, 1-2×DCR)
Propulsion: 2 × S.E cylindrical boilers, 1 × vertical triple expansion reciprocating engines @ 2750 hp, 1 (shaft)
Speed: 16 kts
Complement: 85
While based Freetown, HMS Cyclamen rescued the master, 141 crew members, four gunners, five naval staff members and 264 passengers from British merchant Adda sunk 8/Jun/41 by U-107 in pos. 08º 30’N 14º 39”W.
HMS Cyclamen saw intense activity in south Atlantic as shown below.
Data by www.naval-history.com
Wednesday, 1st April 42
Convoy O.S. 22 (12 ships) arrived at Freetown, escorted by H.M.S. WESTON, H.M.S. TOTLAND, H.M.S. SENNEN, H.M.S. GORLESTON, H.M.S. CYCLAMEN, H.M.S. VIOLET, and H.M.S. SNOWDROP. H.M.S. AUBRETIA left the southbound port of the convoy to search for survivors from S.S. MUNCASTER CASTLE, locating them on 2nd and bringing them to Freetown.
Wednesday, 21st October
CYCLAMEN arrived and sailed Point Noire.
Wednesday, 28th October
CYCLAMEN arrived Freetown escorting GUARDIAN for the South.
Sunday, 8th November
H.M.S. ARMERIA and H.M.S. CYCLAMEN arrived Gibraltar with GUARDIAN.
Saturday, 22nd November
H.M.S. ARMERIA and H.M.S. CYCLAMEN left Gibraltar for Freetown.
Thursday, 26th November
H.M.S. CYCLAMEN left H.M.S. ARMERIA and proceeded to join LADY DENNISON PENDER
Friday, 27th November
H.M.S. CYCLAMEN relieved H.M.S. BURDOCK as escort to LADY DENNISON PENDER.
Thursday, 3rd December
H.M.S. CYCLAMEN arrived Bathurst.
Saturday, 9th January 1943
H.M.S. CYCLAMEN with M.L.s 278 and 289 sailed from Freetown escorting H.T. HAI LEE to Bathurst.
Monday, 11 January
H.M.S. CYCLAMEN with M.L.s 261 and 289 arrived Bathurst escorting H.T. HAI LEE.
H.M.Ships CYCLAMEN, BIRDLIP, BUTSER, FANDANGO sailed from Bathurst for Dakar to reinforce escorts of northbound French convoy.
Wednesday, 12th January
H.M.S. CYCLAMEN with three trawlers arrived Dakar from Bathurst.
Wednesday, 13th January
H.M. Ships CYCLAMEN, BELLWORT, BUTSER, BIRDLIP, and FANDANGO sailed from Dakar for Casablanca escorting convoy D.64 D - Dakar to Casablanca, which was also escorted by French Ships DUMONT and DURVILLE.
Thursday, 21st January
H.M. Ships CYCLAMEN, BUTSER, and BIRDLIP arrived Freetown from Casablanca.
Wednesday, 27th January
H.M.S. CYCLAMEN parted company from south bound convoy and proceeded to Port Etienne.
Thursday, 28th January
H.M.S. CYCLAMEN arrived Port Etienne.
Saturday, 30th January
H.M.S. CYCLAMEN sailed from Port Etienne for Bathurst.
February 1st
H.M. Ships CORINTHIAN and CYCLAMEN arrived Bathurst from Freetown.
February 2nd
H.M. Ships CORINTHIA, ARMERIA, and CYCLAMEN sailed from Bathurst for Freetown escorting two merchant ships.
February 4th
H.M. Ships CORINTHIAN, ARMERIA, and CYCLAMEN arrived Freetown from Bathurst escorting 2 merchant ships.
February 9th
H.M. Ships CYCLAMEN, FANDANGO completed boiler cleaning at Freetown.
February 10th
H.M. Ships CROCUS and CYCLAMEN sailed from Freetown for Takoradi escorting LEOPOLDVILLE.
February 13th
H.M. Ships CYCLAMEN, CROCUS, and DRANGEY arrived Takoradi from Freetown escorting S.S. LEOPOLDVILLE.
February 14th
H.M. Ships CYCLAMEN and CROCUS sailed from Takoradi for Freetown escorting H.T. LEOPOLDVILLE.
February 20th
H.M. Ships BELLWORT and CYCLAMEN and F.F.S. COMMANDANT DROGOU sailed from Freetown with Convoy S.T. 56 (BERGENSFIORD, LEOPOLDVILLE, and ORBITA). H.M.S. CYCLAMEN proceeded to Boma for docking.
February 23rd
H.M.S. CYCLAMEN arrived Takoradi from escort duties.
February 24th
H.M.S. CYCLAMEN sailed from Takoradi for Lagos.
February 25th
H.M.S. CYCLAMEN arrived Lagos from Takoradi and sailed again for Duala to screen S.S. SANGARA.
February 28th
H.M.S. CYCLAMEN arrived Duala from Lagos escorting S.S. SANGARA in tow of tug CHARON.
2nd March, Tuesday
H.M.S. CYCLAMEN arrived Boma to dock.
12th March, Friday
H.M.S. CYCLAMEN arrived Pointe Noire after docking at Boma; fuelled and sailed again escorting S.S. SIRANGER to Takoradi.
17th March, Wednesday
H.M.S. CYCLAMEN arrived Takoradi from Pointe Noire.
19th March, Friday
H.M. Ships CYCLAMEN, ARRAN, PORTSDOWN, and DUNCTION with H.M.M.L.s 305 and 256 sailed from Takoradi for Freetown escorting Convoy T.S. 33 (10 ships).
26th March, Friday
H.M. Ships CYCLAMEN, PORTSDOWN, and DUNCTON with H.M.M.L.s 256 and 305 arrived Freetown escorting Convoy T.S. 33 from Takoradi.
Thursday, 8th April
H.M. Ships ARMERIA and CYCLAMEN sailed from Takoradi for Lagos escorting S.S. HAI LEE.
Friday, 9th April.
H.M. Ships ARMERIA and CYCLAMEN arrived Lagos from Takoradi escorting S.S. HAI LEE.
Monday, 12th April
H.M. Ships ARMERIA and CYCLAMEN sailed from Lagos for Takoradi escorting S.S. HAI LEE.
Tuesday, 13th April
H.M. Ships ARMERIA and CYCLAMEN arrived Takoradi from Lagos escorting HAI LEE.
Wednesday, 14th April
H.M. Ships ARMERIA and CYCLAMEN sailed from Takoradi for Lagos.
Thursday, 15th April
H.M. Ships ARMERIA and CYCLAMEN arrived Lagos from Takoradi.
Monday, 19th April
H.M.S ships CYCLAMEN and ARMERIA sailed from Lagos for Takoradi escorting S.S. ALMANZORA.
Tuesday, 20th April
H.M. Ships ARMERIA and CYCLAMEN arrived Takoradi from Lagos escorting S.S. ALMANZORA.
Thursday, 22nd April
H.M. Ships PETUNIA, ARMERIA, and CYCLAMEN sailed from Takoradi for Freetown escorting Convoy T.S. 36 (three ships).
Monday, 26th April
H.M. Ships PETUNIA, ARMERIA, and CYCLAMEN arrived Freetown from Takoradi escorting Convoy T.S. 36 (four ships).
Tuesday, 27th April
H.M. Ships VIRGINIA, ARMERIA, CYCLAMEN, and THYME sailed from Freetown to reinforce the anti submarine screen of Admiralty Floating Dock XXIV.
Wednesday, 28th April
H.M. Ships VIRGINIA, ARMERIA, CYCLAMEN, THYME, and SNOWDROP with H.M.M.L.s 296, 289, 209, 266, and 287 returned Freetown together H.M. Ships ALCANTARA, MILFORD, AMARANTHUS, TAMARISK, WOODRUFF, MORRIS DANCE, and YESTOR from New Orleans and Trinidad, all escorting Admiralty Floating Dock XXIV being towed by Tugs FRISKY, ZWARTE ZEE, ORIANA, AIMWELL, and CROCODILE in company.
Thursday, 29th April
H.M. Ships CORINTHIAN, VIRGINIA, THYME, CYCLAMEN, and ARMERIA sailed from Freetown for Takoradi and Lagos escorting Convoy S.T. 63 (twenty ships).
