HMS Foxglove was an Acacia-class minesweeping sloop constructed for the Royal Navy, launched on 30 March 1915 by Barclay Curle in Glasgow, Scotland. As the first of her class to enter service, she was delivered to the Royal Navy on 14 May 1915. Designed primarily for minesweeping, she was also adapted for convoy escort duties during World War I. Her dimensions and specific technical specifications are not detailed in the provided content, but her role as a minesweeper indicates a vessel optimized for navigating and clearing naval minefields. During her early service in World War I, Foxglove was deployed to Scapa Flow and participated in searching for the German submarine U-19 following its attack on British and Danish vessels in June 1915. Although she did not locate U-19, she did rescue survivors from a sunk trawler. The ship continued minesweeping operations until 1917, when her role expanded to convoy escort duties, a task she was well suited for given her design. In the early 1920s, Foxglove served on the China Station. Notably, in March 1921, she participated in rescue operations following the wreck of the passenger ship SS Hong Moh off Lamock Island, Swatow, China. Despite efforts from Foxglove and the light cruiser HMS Carlisle, the wreck was located late, but they managed to rescue dozens of survivors, with Foxglove taking on board between 28 and 48 individuals. Foxglove was one of only two Acacia-class sloops to serve into the Second World War. On 9 July 1940, while returning to Portsmouth after escorting minesweepers, she was attacked by German Junkers Ju 87 dive bombers. The attack resulted in three bombs hitting the vessel, killing 22 crew members. Although she remained afloat and was towed into Portsmouth, she was declared a constructive total loss and was not repaired. Instead, she was converted into an accommodation and base ship, serving as a harbor guard ship at Londonderry Port from 1941 through the end of World War II. Ultimately, HMS Foxglove was sold for scrapping on 7 September 1946 in Troon, Scotland, becoming the last surviving vessel of her class. Her logbook has been preserved and digitized as part of the Old Weather project, reflecting her long service history and maritime significance.

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