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French corvette Alysse

Alysse (formerly HMS Alyssum) was one of the nine s lent by the Royal Navy to the Free French Naval Forces.

Construction

Alysse was built by George Brown & Co.

War service

Originally built as HMS Alyssum by the British Royal Navy, she was loaned to the Free French Navy upon completion on 17 June 1941.

Shortly after midnight on 9 February 1942 while escorting convoy ON 60, Alysse was torpedoed by the . The torpedo struck Alysse on the port side in the forward part of the ship causing her to settle by the bow. The surviving crew were rescued by and ; 36 crew members were lost. Hepatica then attempted to tow Alysse but after 30 minutes the tow parted. A further attempt was made to tow her to port later that day but after 18 hours Alysse foundered and sank at 6°34N/44°10W.

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