Allied Warships

Corvettes

Flower (rev.) class

10 ships

Technical information

TypeCorvette
Displacement980 BRT 
Length208.25 feet (oa) 
Complement109 men 
Armament1 4" gun
1 2pdr AA
6 20mm AA 
Max speed16 knots
EnginesReciprocating engine, 1 shaft 
Power2880 HP 
Notes on classSlightly modified version of the original Flower class design. There range was increased as well as their AA and AS armament (a Hedgehog was fitted). 

Royal Navy Royal Navy ships of the Flower (rev.) class

To see all Flower (rev.) class ships click here.

HMS Arbutus (ii) (K 403) (To the Royal New Zealand Navy as HMNZS Arbutus)
HMS Balm
HMS Arabis (ii) (K 385) (To the Royal New Zealand Navy as HMNZS Arabis)
HMS Betony (K 274) (To the Royal Indian Navy as HMIS Sind)
HMS Buddleia (K 402) (To the Royal Canadian Navy as HMCS Giffard)
HMS Bugloss (K 306) (To the Royal Indian Navy as HMIS Assam)
HMS Bullrush (K 307) (To the Royal Canadian Navy as HMCS Mimico)
HMS Burnet (K 348) (To the Royal Indian Navy as HMIS Gondwana)
HMS Candytuft (ii) (K 484) (To the Royal Canadian Navy as HMCS Long Branch)
HMS Ceanothos (K 486) (To the Royal Canadian Navy as HMCS Forrest Hill)
HMS Charlock (K 395)
HMS Comfrey (K 277) (To the United States Navy as USS Action)
HMS Cornel (K 278) (To the United States as USS Alacrity)
HMS Dittany (K 279) (ex. USS Beacon)
HMS Flax (K 284) (To the United States as USS Brisk)
HMS Honesty (K 285) (ex. USS Caprice)
HMS Linaria (K 282) (ex. USS Clash)
HMS Mandrake (K 287) (To the United States Navy as USS Haste)
HMS Milfoil (K 288) (To the United States Navy as USS Intensity)
HMS Musk (K 289) (To the United States Navy as USS Might)
HMS Nepeta (K 290) (To the United States Navy as USS Pert)
HMS Privet (K 291) (To the United States as Prudent)
HMS Rosebay (K 286) (ex. USS Splendor)
HMS Smilax (K 280) (ex. USS Tact)
HMS Statice (K 281) (ex. USS Vim)
HMS Willowherb (K 283) (ex. USS Vitality)


10 Corvettes (25 names) of the Flower (rev.) class.

Strikeout means that ship was cancelled (not finished) - not counted in class figures.

See all Royal Navy Corvette classes.


Flower (rev.) class ships hit by U-boats (1)

22 Feb 1945HMCS TrentonianSunkU-1004

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