| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Flower |
| Pennant | K 25 |
| Built by | Cook, Welton & Gemmill (Beverley, U.K.) |
| Ordered | 25 Jul 1939 |
| Laid down | 15 Nov 1939 |
| Launched | 8 Jul 1940 |
| Commissioned | 27 Jan 1941 |
| End service | |
| History | Sold on 5 April 1946 and became the merchantile Norte. |
Commands listed for HMS Azalea (K 25)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. George Carlow Geddes, RNR | 6 Nov 1940 | mid 1945 |
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Noteable events involving Azalea include:
12 Apr 1943
HMS Azalea (Lt. G.C. Geddes, RNR) picks up 45 survivors from the British merchant Fresno City that was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-706 in the North Atlantic in position 54°15'N, 30°00'W.
HMS Azalea also picks up 56 survivors from the British merchant Pacific Grove that was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-563 in the North Atlantic in position 54°10'N, 30°00'W.
HMS Azalea also picks up 41 survivors from the Dutch merchant Ulysses that was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-563 in the North Atlantic in position 54°30'N, 30°30'W.