| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Flower |
| Pennant | K 75 |
| Built by | Grangemouth Dry Dock Co. (Grangemouth, Scotland): N.E. Marine |
| Ordered | 25 Jul 1939 |
| Laid down | 30 Apr 1940 |
| Launched | 28 Dec 1940 |
| Commissioned | 30 Apr 1941 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Sold to J. Lee for scrapping at Portaferry in October 1948. Commanding Officers: Lt. Patrick Varwell, RNR A/Lt.Cdr. William Eldon Warwick, RNR T/A/Lt.Cdr. Dennis Charles Hayes, RNVR HMS Celandine is not listed as active unit in the July 1945 Navy List |
Commands listed for HMS Celandine (K 75)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt.Cdr. Aislabie Harrison, RNR | 21 Mar 1941 | 8 Mar 1942 |
| 2 | Lt. Patrick Varwell Collings, RNR | 8 Mar 1942 | 21 Nov 1943 |
| 3 | Lt. William Eldon Warwick, RNR | 21 Nov 1943 | 21 Sep 1944 |
| 4 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Dennis Charles Hayes, RNVR | 21 Sep 1944 | Apr 1945 ? |
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Noteable events involving Celandine include:
27 Jun 1941
The German submarine U-556 was sunk in the North Atlantic south-west of Iceland, in position 60º24'N, 20º00'W, by depth charges from the British corvettes HMS Nasturtium (Lt.Cdr. R.C. Freaker, RNR), HMS Celandine (Lt.Cdr. A. Harrison, RNR) and HMS Gladiolus (Lt.Cdr. H.M.C. Sanders, DSO, DSC, RNR). (see map)