Allied Warships

Corvettes

Flower (rev.) class

42 ships


The corvette HMCS Trentonian (K 368) of the Royal Canadian Navy. She was lost on 22 Feb 1945.

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). 


All ships of the Flower (rev.) class


Royal Canadian Navy Royal Canadian Navy (more on Royal Canadian Navy)

HMCS Asbestos (K 358)
HMCS Atholl (K 15)
HMCS Beauharnois (K 540)
HMCS Belleville (K 332)
HMCS Brampton
HMCS Cobourg (K 333)
HMCS Fergus (K 686)
HMCS Forrest Hill (K 486)
HMCS Frontenac (K 335)
HMCS Giffard (K 402)
HMCS Guelph (K 687)
HMCS Hawkesbury (K 415)
HMCS Ingersoll (K 336)
HMCS Lachute (K 440)
HMCS Lindsay (K 338)
HMCS Listowel (K 439)
HMCS Long Branch (K 487)
HMCS Louisburg (ii) (K 401)
HMCS Meaford
HMCS Merrittonia (K 688)
HMCS Mimico (K 485) (ex. HMS Bullrush)
HMCS Norsyd (K 520)
HMCS North Bay (K 339)
HMCS Owen Sound (K 340)
HMCS Parry Sound (K 341)
HMCS Peterborough (K 342)
HMCS Renfrew (K 452)
HMCS Riviere du Loup (K 357)
HMCS Smiths Falls (K 345)
HMCS St. Lambert (K 343)
HMCS Stellarton (K 457)
HMCS Strathroy (K 455)
HMCS Thorlock (K 394)
HMCS Trentonian (K 368) Lost on 22 Feb 1945
HMCS West York (K 369)
HMCS Whitby (K 346)


Royal Indian Navy Royal Indian Navy (more on Royal Indian Navy)

HMIS Assam (ii) (K 306) (ex. HMS Bugloss)
HMIS Gondwana (ii) (K 348) (ex. HMS Burnet)
HMIS Sind (ii) (K 274) (ex. HMS Betony)


Royal New Zealand Navy Royal New Zealand Navy (more on Royal New Zealand Navy)

HMNZS Arbutus (K 403) (ex. HMS Arbutus (ii))
HMNZS Arabis (K 385) (ex. HMS Arabis (ii))


Royal Navy Royal Navy (more on Royal Navy)

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)


US Navy US Navy (more on US Navy)

USS Action (PG-86)
USS Alacrity (PG-87)
USS Beacon (PG 88) (To the Royal Navy as HMS Dittany)
USS Brisk (PG-89)
USS Caprice (PG-90) (To the Royal Navy as HMS Honesty)
USS Clash (PG-91) (To the Royal Navy as HMS Linaria)
USS Haste (PG-92)
USS Intensity (PG-93)
USS Might (PG-94)
USS Pert (PG-95)
USS Prudent (PG-96)
USS Splendor (PG-97) (To the Royal Navy as HMS Rosebay)
USS Tact (PG-98) (To the Royal Navy as HMS Smilax)
USS Vim (PG-99) (To the Royal Navy as HMS Statice)
USS Vitality (PG-100) (To the Royal Navy as HMS Willowherb)


42 Corvettes (76 names) of the Flower (rev.) class. 1 of them was lost.

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

See all Corvette classes.


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

22 Feb 1945HMCS TrentonianSunkU-1004

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