| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Flower |
| Pennant | K 86 |
| Built by | Blyth Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Ltd. (Blyth, U.K.) : Clark |
| Ordered | 25 Jul 1939 |
| Laid down | 30 Nov 1939 |
| Launched | 5 Jun 1940 |
| Commissioned | 12 Oct 1940 |
| Lost | 5 Feb 1942 |
| Loss position | 55.05N, 18.43W (See a map) |
| History | HMS Arbutus (T/Lt. Arhur Lionel Waldegrave Warren, DSC, RNR) was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U-136 in the North Atlantic about 295 nautical miles west of Erris Head, Ireland in position 55º05'N, 18º43'W. Commanding Officers: T/Lt. Arhur Lionel Waldegrave Warren, DSC, RNR Hit by U-boat |
Commands listed for HMS Arbutus (i) (K 86)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Hugh Lloyd-Williams, RNVR | 10 Aug 1940 | Mar 1941 |
| 2 | T/Lt. Arhur Lionel Waldegrave Warren, RNR | Mar 1941 | 5 Feb 1942 (+) |
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Noteable events involving Arbutus (i) include:
7 Mar 1941
The German submarine U-70 was sunk south-east of Iceland, in position 60º15'N, 14º00'W, by British corvettes HMS Camellia (Lt.Cdr. A.E. Willmott, RNR) and HMS Arbutus (Lt.Cdr. H. Lloyd-Williams, RNVR). (see map)
5 Apr 1941
HMS Arbutus (T/Lt. A.L.W. Warren, RNR) picks up 40 survivors from the British merchant Athenic that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-76 south-southwest of Reykjavik, Iceland in position 58º32'N, 20º13'W.
12 Jun 1941
The British merchant Chinese Prince is torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-552 south of Rockall in position 56º12'N, 14º18'W.
19 survivors are later picked up by the British corvettes HMS Arbutus (T/Lt. A.L.W. Warren, RNR) and HMS Pimpernel (Lt. F.H. Thornton, RNR).