| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Flower |
| Pennant | K 95 |
| Built by | Henry Robb Ltd. (Leith, U.K.): Ailsa Shipbuilding Company Ltd. (Troon, Scotland) |
| Ordered | 25 Jul, 1939 |
| Laid down | 31 Oct, 1939 |
| Launched | 9 Jul, 1940 |
| Commissioned | 17 Mar, 1941 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Sold in May 1947. Commanding Officers: T/A/Lt.Cdr. Neil Frederick Israel, RNR Lt. B.J. Bowick, RNVR T/Lt. J.B. Lyle, RNR HMS Dianthus is not listed as active unit in the October 1945 Navy List |
| Noteable events involving Dianthus include: 10 Jun, 1942 8 Aug, 1942 10 Aug, 1942 HMS Dianthus and HMS Nasturtium (Lt. C.D. Smith, DSC, RNR) together pick up 65 survivors from the British merchant Empire Reindeer that was also torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-660 south of Iceland in position 57º00'N, 22º30'W. HMS Dianthus and HMS Nasturtium together pick up 40 survivors from the British merchant Oregon that was also torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-660 south of Iceland in position 57º05'N, 22º41'W. 23 Feb, 1943 |
