HMS Picotee (K63)

HMS Picotee was a Flower-class corvette that served in the Royal Navy. She was built at Harland and Wolff, launched on 21 March 1940 and completed on 5 September 1940.^[1] Under the command of Lieutenant R.A. Harrison, she was tasked to convoy escort operations in the North Atlantic. She was torpedoed and sunk on the morning of 12 August 1941 by U-568. There were no survivors.

HMS Picotee in July 1941
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Picotee
Builder	Harland and Wolff
Yard number	1069[1]
Laid down	21 March 1940
Launched	19 July 1940
Completed	5 September 1940[1]
Commissioned	5 September 1940
Identification	Pennant number: K63
Fate	Sunk 12 August 1941
General characteristics
Class & type	Flower-class corvette
Complement	66