Allied Warships

FFL Alysse (K 100)

Corvette of the Flower class

Navy	The Free French Navy
Type	Corvette
Class	Flower
Pennant	K 100
Built by	George Brown & Co. (Greenock, Scotland): Kincaid
Ordered	12 Dec 1939
Laid down	24 Jun 1940
Launched	3 Mar 1941
Commissioned	17 Jun 1941
Lost	9 Feb 1942
Loss position	46° 22'N, 43° 42'W

History	On loan from Royal Navy since 17 June 1941. On 9 February 1942 she was torpedoed and sunk in the North Atlantic, about 420 nautical miles east of Cape Race, Canada in position 46º22'N, 43º42'W by the German submarine U-654 while escorting convoy ON-60. 36 of her crew went down with the ship and 34 survivors, including the wounded commanding officer (Lieutenant De Vaisseau Jacques Pépin Lehalleur) were resued by HMCS Moosejaw and HMCS Hepatica. The latter took the torpedoed corvette in tow, but she later foundered in position 46°34'N, 44°10' W on 10 February. Hit by U-boat Sunk on 9 Feb 1942 by U-654 (Forster).
U-boat Attack	See our U-boat attack entry for the FFL Alysse
Former name	HMS Alyssum

Commands listed for FFL Alysse (K 100)

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	Commander	From	To
1	Jacques Marie Maurice Pépin Lehalleur, FFN	5 Jun 1941	9 Feb 1942

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Notable events involving Alysse include:

5 Jul 1941
HrMs O 10 (Lt. J.H. Geijs, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory together with HMS Asie (Skr. F.C. Butler, RNR), HMS Cotillion (A/Skr.Lt. J. Flett, RNR), FFS Alysse and HMS Minuet (T/Lt. A.M. Sullivan, RNVR). (1)

6 Jul 1941
HrMs O 10 (Lt. J.H. Geijs, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory together with FFS Alysse, HMS Asie (Skr. F.C. Butler, RNR), HMS Polka (T/Lt. K.C. Donaldson, RNVR) and HMS Minuet (T/Lt. A.M. Sullivan, RNVR). (1)

7 Jul 1941
HrMs O 10 (Lt. J.H. Geijs, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory together with HMS Asie (Skr. F.C. Butler, RNR), HMS Polka (T/Lt. K.C. Donaldson, RNVR), FFS Alysse and HMS Minuet (T/Lt. A.M. Sullivan, RNVR). (1)