| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Flower |
| Pennant | K 00 |
| Built by | Grangemouth Dry Dock Co. (Grangemouth, Scotland): N.E. Marine |
| Ordered | 25 Jul 1939 |
| Laid down | 31 Oct 1939 |
| Launched | 8 Jul 1940 |
| Commissioned | 16 Oct 1940 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Served as Royal Netherlands Navy HrMs Friso from 26 March 1943 to 4 October 1944. Sold into merchantile service on 31 March 1948 and renamed Southern Laurel in 1949. Scrapped at Stravanger, Norway in 1966. Commanding Officers: In service with Royal Netherlands Navy T/Lt. William Richard Fowler, RNVR HMS Carnation is not listed as active unit in the July 1945 Navy List |
| Career notes | To the Royal Netherlands Navy as HrMs Friso |
Commands listed for HMS Carnation (K 00)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. George William Houchen, OBE, RNR | 18 Dec 1940 | ??? | |
| 2 | T/Lt. William Richard Fowler, RNVR | 10 Feb 1945 | Apr 1945 ? | |
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