HNLMS "Friso" (K00) was a of the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN). She was built in the United Kingdom originally for the Royal Navy (RN) as HMS "Carnation". On 26 March 1943 the corvette was loaned to the RNLN in exchange for . During her service in the RNLN she protected convoys and was placed under operational command of the RN. On 5 October 1944 "Friso" was returned to the RN.
Named after the which was sunk in the defense of the Netherlands at the start of the Second World War, "Friso" was crewed by the surviving crew of the sunken minesweeper "Jan van Gelder".
Construction and design.
"Friso" was built at Grangemouth Dockyard in the United Kingdom and engined by North-Eastern Marine. She was launched on 3 September 1940 and served originally in the Royal Navy (RN) as HMS "Carnation". In January 1943, however, it was decided that the corvette would be loaned to the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) in exchange for the . On 26 March 1943 she was transferred to the RNLN and commissioned as Friso.
Like other corvettes of the "Friso" was based on a whaler design.
Service history.
During the Second World War "Friso" protected convoys during their journeys across the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. Her homeport was Liverpool.
On 5 October 1944 "Friso" was returned to the RN. As she was no longer deemed useful by the RNLN for the tasks at hand.