| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Flower |
| Pennant | K 61 |
| Built by | George Philip & Sons Ltd. (Dartmouth, U.K.) : Clark |
| Ordered | 31 Aug 1939 |
| Laid down | 28 Nov 1939 |
| Launched | 18 Jan 1941 |
| Commissioned | 31 Jul 1941 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Sold in 1946. Commanding Officers: T/Lt. Douglas Cameron Williams, RNVR T/Lt. John Denis Davis, RNVR T/Lt. Charles Henry Deverill, RNVR HMS Pentstemon is not listed as active unit in the October 1945 Navy List |
Commands listed for HMS Pentstemon (K 61)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. (retired) John Byron, RNR | 21 Apr 1941 | Early 1943 |
| 2 | T/Lt. Douglas Cameron Williams, RNVR | Early 1943 | Dec 1944 |
| 3 | T/Lt. John Denis Davis, RNVR | Dec 1944 | Apr 1945 |
| 4 | T/Lt. Charles Henry Deverill, RNVR | Apr 1945 | Jul 1945 |
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Noteable events involving Pentstemon include:
17 Dec 1941
The German submarine U-131 was sunk north-east of Madeira, Portugal, in position 34º12'N, 13º35'W, by depth charges and gunfire from the British escort destroyers HMS Exmoor (Lt.Cdr. L.StG. Rich, RN) and HMS Blankney(Lt.Cdr. P.F. Powlett, DSC, RN), the British destroyer HMS Stanley (Lt.Cdr. D.B. Shaw, OBE, RN), the British corvette HMS Pentstemon (Lt.Cdr. J. Byron, RNR (retired)) and the British sloop HMS Stork (Cdr. F.J. Walker, RN), and by depth charges from a Martlet aircraft (Sqdn. 802) of the British escort carrier HMS Audacity (Cdr. D.W. Mackendrick, RN). (see map)
18 Aug 1942
The British merchant ship Hatarana, that was torpedoed and damaged north-east of the Azores in position 41º07'N, 20º32'W by the German submarine U-214 was scuttled by gunfire from the British corvette HMS Pentstemon (Lt.Cdr. J. Byron, DSC, RNR (retired)), which also picked up 20 survivors and landed them at Londonderry.