| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Flower |
| Pennant | K 07 |
| Built by | J. Lewis & Sons Ltd. (Aberdeen, Scotland) |
| Ordered | 25 Jul 1939 |
| Laid down | 8 Dec 1939 |
| Launched | 3 Sep 1940 |
| Commissioned | 6 Jan 1941 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Name changed from HMS Daffodil on 26 October 1940 prior to commissioning. Sold to J. Lee for scrapping in early 1947, arrived for scrapping at Portaferry on 24 June 1947. Commanding Officers: T/Lt. John Frank Tognola, RNR HMS Dianella is not listed as active unit in the July 1945 Navy List |
| Former name | HMS Daffodil |
Commands listed for HMS Dianella (K 07)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. James Gavin Rankin, RNR | 3 Jan 1941 | 4 Jan 1943 |
| 2 | T/Lt. John Frank Tognola, RNR | 4 Jan 1943 | Apr 1945 ? |
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Noteable events involving Dianella include:
29 Mar 1941
HMS Dianella (T/Lt. J.G. Rankin, RNR) picks up 35 survivors from the British merchant Germanic that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-48 south of Iceland in position 61º18'N, 22º05'W.
HMS Dianella also picks up 44 survivors from the British merchant Hylton that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-48 south of Iceland in position 60º20'N, 18º10'W.
5 Jul 1942
The British merchant Empire Byron is torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-703 in the Barents Sea in position 76º18'N, 33º30'E. 63 survivors are later picked up HMS Dianella (T/Lt. J.G. Rankin, RNR).