Tombazis (Greek, Modern (1453-);: ΒΠ Τομπάζης) was a Greek corvette of the, originally the British HMS Tamarisk. It was one of four corvettes of this type transferred to Greece during World War II.
The ship was named after Iakovos Tombazis (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Ιάκωβος Τομπάζης, 1782–1829), a merchant and shipowner, the first commander of the revolutionary fleet during the Greek War of Independence (1821–1829).
In November 1943, the command of the corvette was assumed by commander Georgios Panayotopoulos. Tombazis provided convoy escort in the Atlantic and participated in the Normandy landings alongside the Greek Flower-class corvette . During the first 20 days of the landings, Tombazis escorted seven convoys from Portsmouth to Normandy.
From 25 June to 7 July 1944, Tombazis escorted seven convoys along the route from Wales to the Cornwall peninsula, and from then until 10 August, she escorted nine more convoys from Portsmouth to Normandy.[1]
Tombazis also participated in landing operations in southern France.[2] [3]
In 1952, it was returned to the United Kingdom and scrapped in the same year.