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====Royal Navy==== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+ Construction data for Flower-class corvettes of the Royal Navy |- ! scope="col" | Ship ! scope="col" | Builder ! scope="col" | Laid down ! scope="col" | Launched ! scope="col" | Commissioned ! scope="col" | Paid off ! scope="col" | Fate |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Abelia|K184|2}} |[[Harland and Wolff|Harland & Wolff Ltd.]], [[Belfast]] |19 August 1940 |28 November 1940 |3 February 1941 | |Torpedoed and badly damaged on 9 January 1944 by a [[U-boat]]. Sold in 1947. Resold 1948 to Norway, converted in Kiel to buoy tender ''Kraft'', 1951 converted to whale catcher. Resold in 1954 and renamed ''Arne Skontorp''. Scrapped in 1966 in [[Norway]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Acanthus|K01|2}} |[[Ailsa Shipbuilding Company|Ailsa Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.]], [[Troon]] |21 December 1939 |26 May 1941 | | |Transferred on 1 October 1941 before completion to [[Norway]] as {{ship|HNoMS|Andenes|K01|6}}. 1956 sold and converted to whale catcher ''Colyn Frye''. 1970 scrapped. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Aconite|K58|2}} |[[Ailsa Shipbuilding Company|Ailsa Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.]], [[Troon]] |25 March 1940 |31 March 1941 |FFL | |Transferred on 23 July 1941 to the Free French Navy as {{ship|FFL|Aconit|K58|2}}. Returned to RN on 30 April 1947. Sold in July 1947 and rebuilt as whale catcher ''Terje 11'', 1960 ''Southern Terrier'', 1964 laid up and 1966 scrapped |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Alisma|K185|2}} |[[Harland and Wolff|Harland & Wolff Ltd.]], [[Belfast]] |19 August 1940 |17 December 1940 |13 February 1941<ref>[http://www.uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/4706.html] uboat.net – Officered & crewed by Royal Australian Navy Volunteer Reserve personnel from May 1941 to June 1945</ref> | |Sold in 1947. Resold in 1949 as mercantile ''Laconia'', in 1950 as mercantile ''Constantinos S'', and in 1952 as mercantile ''Parnon''. Sunk 16 July 1954. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Alyssum|K100|2}} |[[George Brown and Company|George Brown & Co.]], Greenock |24 June 1940 |3 March 1941 | | |Transferred on 17 June 1941 to the Free French Navy as {{ship|FFL|Alysse|K100|2}}. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Amaranthus|K17|2}} |[[Fleming and Ferguson|Fleming & Ferguson Ltd.]], [[Paisley, Renfrewshire|Paisley]] |4 May 1940 |17 October 1940 |12 February 1941 | |Sold in 1946 as mercantile ship. Scrapped in 1953 at [[Hong Kong]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Anchusa|K186|2}} |[[Harland and Wolff|Harland & Wolff Ltd.]], [[Belfast]] |17 September 1940 |15 January 1941 |1 March 1941 | |Sold in 1946. Resold in 1949 as mercantile ''Silverlord'' and in 1954 as mercantile ''Sir Edgar''. Sunk 18 January 1960. Salvaged and scrapped in [[Mauritius]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Anemone|K48|2}} |[[Blyth Shipbuilding Company|Blyth Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Ltd.]], [[Blyth, Northumberland]]<ref name="shipcraft p65">Lambert and Brown 2008, p. 65.</ref> |26 October 1939<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |22 April 1940<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |12 August 1940<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> | |Sold in November 1949. Resold on 3 October 1950 to [[Norway]] as buoy tender ''Pelkan'', 1951 rebuilt as whale catcher, sold December 1963, renamed ''Østfold'', Scrapped 1 November 1964. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Arabis|K73|2}} |[[Harland and Wolff|Harland & Wolff Ltd.]], [[Belfast]] |30 October 1939 |14 February 1940 |5 April 1940 |30 April 1942 |Transferred on 30 April 1942 to [[United States Navy|USN]] as {{USS|Saucy|PG-65|2}}. Returned to RN 26 August 1945 and renamed {{HMS|Snapdragon|K73|6}}. Sold in 1947 as mercantile ''Katina''. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Arbutus|K86|2}} |[[Blyth Shipbuilding Company|Blyth Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Ltd.]], [[Blyth, Northumberland]]<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |30 November 1939<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |5 June 1940<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |12 October 1940<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |5 February 1942<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |Torpedoed and sunk on 5 February 1942 by {{GS|U-136|1941|2}}<ref>[http://www.uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/1313.html HMS ''Arbutus'' (K 86) (British Corvette) – Ships hit by German U-boats during WWII – uboat.net<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> west of [[Erris Head]] at 55-05N, 18-43W. Shared sinking of ''U-70'' on 7 March 41. Probable shared sinking of ''U-47'' same day. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Armeria|K187|2}} |[[Harland and Wolff|Harland & Wolff Ltd.]], [[Belfast]] |17 September 1940 |16 January 1941 |28 March 1941 | |Sold in 1947. Resold in 1948 as mercantile ''Deppie'', in 1950 as mercantile ''Canastel'', in 1952 as mercantile ''Rio Blanco'' and in 1955 as mercantile ''Lillian''. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Arrowhead|K145|2}} |[[Marine Industries|Marine Industries Ltd.]], [[Sorel-Tracy]] |11 April 1940 |8 August 1940 | | |Transferred on 22 November 1940 before completion to RCN as {{HMCS|Arrowhead|K145|6}}. Returned RN 27 June 1945. Sold in May 1947. Resold in 1948 as whale catcher ''Southern Larkspur''. 1953 laid up. Scrapped in November 1959 at [[Odense]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Asphodel|K56|2}} |[[George Brown and Company|George Brown & Co.]], Greenock<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |20 October 1939<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |25 May 1940<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |11 September 1940<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |10 March 1944 |Torpedoed and sunk 10 March 1944 by {{GS|U-575||2}}<ref>[http://www.uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/3216.html HMS ''Asphodel'' (K 56) (British Corvette) – Ships hit by German U-boats during WWII – uboat.net<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> while escorting convoys SL 150 and MKS 41 at 45-24N, 18-09W. 92 crew were killed, 5 survivors rescued by {{HMS|Clover|K134|6}}. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Aster|K188|2}} |[[Harland and Wolff|Harland & Wolff Ltd.]], [[Belfast]] |15 October 1940 |12 February 1941 |9 April 1941 | |Scrapped on 29 May 1946 at [[Bo'ness]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Aubrietia|K96|2}} |[[George Brown and Company|George Brown & Co.]], Greenock<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |27 October 1939<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |5 September 1940<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |23 December 1940<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> | |Sold on 29 July 1946. Resold in October 1948 as buoy tender ''Arnfinn Bergan''. Converted in 1951 to whale catcher. 1966 scrapped. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Auricula|K12|2}} |[[George Brown and Company|George Brown & Co.]], Greenock<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |25 November 1939<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |14 November 1940<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |5 March 1941<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |6 May 1942 |Mined on 6 May 1942 in Courrier Bay, [[Madagascar]] at 12-12S, 49-19E. Foundered the following day while under tow. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Azalea|K25|2}} |[[Cook, Welton & Gemmell]], [[Beverley]]<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |15 November 1939<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |8 July 1940<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |27 January 1941 | |Sold on 5 April 1946 as mercantile ''Norte''. Sunk on 19 January 1955. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Balsam|K72|2}} |[[George Brown and Company|George Brown & Co.]], Greenock |16 April 1941 |30 May 1942 |28 November 1942 | |Formerly {{HMS|Chelmer|K72|2}}. Scrapped on 20 April 1947 at [[Newport, Wales|Newport]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Begonia|K66|2}} |[[Cook, Welton & Gemmell]], [[Beverley]]<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |13 March 1940<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |18 September 1940<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |3 March 1941<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |10 March 1942 |Transferred on 10 March 1942 to USN as {{USS|Impulse|PG-68|6}}. Returned to RN on 22 August 1945. Sold on 22 July 1946 as mercantile ''Begonlock''. Resold in 1949 as mercantile ''Fundiciones Molinao'', in 1951as mercantile ''Astiluzu'' and in 1956 as mercantile ''Rio Mero''. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Bellwort|K114|2}} |[[George Brown and Company|George Brown & Co.]], Greenock |17 September 1940 |11 August 1941 |20 November 1941 | |Sold to Ireland and handed over on 3 February 1947 to the [[Irish Naval Service]] as the LÉ Cliona, pennant number 03. Commissioned on the same date. Taken out of service July 1969, she was decommissioned on 2 November 1970 and shortly afterwards was scrapped at Passage West, Cork Harbour. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Bergamot|K189|2}} |[[Harland and Wolff|Harland & Wolff Ltd.]], [[Belfast]] |15 October 1940 |15 February 1941 |12 May 1941 | |Sold in May 1946 as mercantile ship. Resold in 1947 as mercantile ''Syros'', in 1951 as mercantile ''Delphini'' and in 1955 as mercantile ''Ekaterini''. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Bittersweet|K182|2}} |[[Marine Industries|Marine Industries Ltd.]], [[Sorel-Tracy]] |17 April 1940 |12 September 1940 | | |Transferred on 23 January 1941 before completion to RCN as {{HMCS|Bittersweet|K182|6}} on 23 January 1941. Returned to RN on 22 June 1945. Scrapped in November 1950. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Bluebell|K80|2}} |[[Fleming and Ferguson|Fleming & Ferguson Ltd.]], [[Paisley, Renfrewshire|Paisley]]<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |25 October 1939<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |24 April 1940<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |19 July 1940<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |17 February 1945<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |Torpedoed and sunk on 17 February 1945 by {{GS|U-711||2}}<ref>[http://www.uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/3442.html HMS ''Bluebell'' (K 80) (British Corvette) – Ships hit by German U-boats during WWII – uboat.net<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> off the [[Kola Peninsula|Kola Inlet]] at 69-36N, 35-29E. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Borage|K120|2}} |[[George Brown and Company|George Brown & Co.]], Greenock |27 November 1940 |22 November 1941 |29 April 1942 | |Sold to Ireland and handed over on the 15 November 1946 to the Irish Naval Service and commissioned the same day as [[LÉ Macha (01)|LÉ ''Macha'']]. Pennant Number 01. Originally built as a Flotilla Commander with extra accommodation and a 3/4 deck. Taken out of service in December 1968 and decommissioned on 2 November 1970, sold for scrap on 22 November 1970. Scrapped at Passage West, Cork Harbour. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Bryony|K192|2}} |[[Harland and Wolff|Harland & Wolff Ltd.]], [[Belfast]] |16 November 1940 |15 March 1941 |4 June 1942 | |Bombed and sunk by the Luftwaffe on 15 April 1941 during sea trials. Raised and repaired. Transferred to the [[Royal Norwegian Navy]] in 1947, in service as weathership {{ship|HNoMS|Polarfront||6}}. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Burdock|K126|2}} |[[John Crown and Sons|John Crown & Sons Ltd.]], [[Sunderland, Tyne and Wear|Sunderland]] |13 June 1940 |14 December 1940 |27 March 1941 | |Sold in June 1946. Scrapped in August 1946 at [[Hayle]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Buttercup|K193|2}} |[[Harland and Wolff|Harland & Wolff Ltd.]], [[Belfast]] |17 December 1940 |10 April 1941 |24 April 1942 |20 December 1944 |Served from 23 April 1942 to 20 December 1944 in the Royal Navy Section Belge, crewed with Belgian volunteers. Transferred on 20 December 1944 to Royal Norwegian Navy as ''HNoMS '''Buttercup'''''. Bought in 1946 by Norway and renamed ''HNoMS '''Nordkyn'''''. 1956 sold and converted to diesel-driven whale catcher ''Thoris''. 1969 scrapped. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Calendula|K28|2}} |[[Harland and Wolff|Harland & Wolff Ltd.]], [[Belfast]] |30 October 1939 |21 March 1940 |6 May 1940 |12 March 1942 |Transferred on 12 March 1942 to USN as {{USS|Ready|PG-67|6}}. Returned to RN on 23 August 1945. Sold on 22 July 1946. Resold in 1948 as mercantile ''Villa Cisneros'' and in 1949 as mercantile ''Villa Bens''. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Camellia|K31|2}} |[[Harland and Wolff|Harland & Wolff Ltd.]], [[Belfast]] |14 November 1939 |4 May 1940 |18 June 1940 | |Shared sinking of ''U-70'' 7 March 1941. Probable shared sinking of ''U-47'' same day. Sold on 9 August 1946. Resold in 1948 as whale catcher ''Hetty W. Vinkle'' (AM9). |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Campanula|K18|2}} |[[Fleming and Ferguson|Fleming & Ferguson Ltd.]], [[Paisley, Renfrewshire|Paisley]]<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |26 October 1939<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |23 May 1940<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |6 September 1940<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> | |Scrapped on 21 August 1947 at [[Dunston, Tyne and Wear|Dunston]]. [[Nicholas Monsarrat]] served aboard as officer. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Campion|K108|2}} |[[John Crown and Sons|John Crown & Sons Ltd.]], [[Sunderland, Tyne and Wear|Sunderland]] |16 September 1940 |20 June 1941 |7 July 1941 | |Sold on 20 April 1947 and scrapped at [[Newport, Wales|Newport]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Candytuft|K09|2}} |[[Grangemouth Dry Dock|Grangemouth Dry Dock Co.]], [[Grangemouth]]<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |31 October 1939<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |8 July 1940<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |16 October 1940<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |4 March 1942 |Transferred on 4 March 1942 to USN as {{USS|Tenacity|PG-71|6}}. Returned to RN on 26 August 1945. Sold on 9 July 1946. Resold in 1947 as mercantile ''Maw Hwa''. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Carnation|K00|2}} |[[Grangemouth Dry Dock|Grangemouth Dry Dock Co.]], [[Grangemouth]]<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |26 February 1940<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |3 September 1940<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |22 February 1941<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> | |Transferred on 26 March 1943 to the [[Royal Netherlands Navy]] as {{ship|HNLMS|Frisco|K00|6}}. Returned to RN on 4 October 1944. Sold on 31 March 1948 as mercantile ship. Resold in 1949, became whale catcher ''Southern Laurel''. Scrapped in 1966 at [[Stavanger, Norway|Stavanger]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Celandine|K75|2}} |[[Grangemouth Dry Dock|Grangemouth Dry Dock Co.]], [[Grangemouth]]<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |30 April 1940<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |28 December 1940<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |30 April 1941<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> | |Shared sinking of ''U-556'' 27 June 41. Sold in October 1948 and scrapped at [[Portaferry]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Chrysanthemum|K195|2}} |[[Harland and Wolff|Harland & Wolff Ltd.]], [[Belfast]] |17 December 1940 |11 April 1941 | | |Transferred on 26 January 1942 to the Free French Navy as {{ship|FFL|Commandant Drogou|K195|2}}. Returned to RN in May 1947. Sold on 7 August 1947. Resold in 1948 as mercantile ''Terje 10''. Resold on 23 May 1959 to [[Portugal]] as hydrographic survey vessel NRP ''Carvalho Araújo'' (A524) until 3 September 1975 when she was transferred to the [[Angolan Armed Forces#Angolan Navy (Marinha de Guerra)|Angolan Navy]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Clarkia|K88|2}} |[[Harland and Wolff|Harland & Wolff Ltd.]], [[Belfast]] |30 October 1939 |7 March 1940 |22 April 1940 | |Sold on 30 July 1947 for scrap. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Clematis|K36|2}} |[[Charles Hill & Sons|Charles Hill & Sons Ltd.]], [[Bristol]]<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |11 October 1939<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |22 April 1940<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |27 July 1940<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> | |Scrapped in September 1949 at [[Charlestown, Cornwall|Charlestown]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Clover|K134|2}} |[[Fleming and Ferguson|Fleming & Ferguson Ltd.]], [[Paisley, Renfrewshire|Paisley]] |29 July 1940 |30 January 1941 |13 May 1941 | |Sold on 17 May 1947 as mercantile ''Cloverlock''. Resold to [[People's Republic of China]] as mercantile ''Kai Feng''. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Coltsfoot|K140|2}} |[[Alexander Hall and Sons|Alexander Hall & Co.]], Aberdeen |4 September 1940 |15 May 1941 |1 November 1941 | |Sold in 1947 as mercantile ''Alexandra''. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Columbine|K94|2}} |[[Charles Hill & Sons|Charles Hill & Sons Ltd.]], [[Bristol]]<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |2 November 1939<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |13 August 1940<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |9 November 1940<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> | |Sold on 9 August 1946. Resold and renamed ''Leif Welding'' in 1949, used as buoy tender, then whale catcher. Scrapped in 1966 at [[Grimstad]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Convolvulus|K45|2}} |[[Charles Hill & Sons|Charles Hill & Sons Ltd.]], [[Bristol]]<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |17 January 1940<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |22 September 1940<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |26 February 1941<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> | |Sold on 21 August 1947 and scrapped on 5 October 1947 at [[Newport, Wales|Newport]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Coreopsis|K32|2}} |[[A. & J. Inglis]] Ltd., [[Glasgow]]<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |19 September 1939<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |23 May 1940<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |17 August 1940<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |10 November 1943 |Transferred on 10 November 1943 to the [[Hellenic Navy#World War II|Royal Hellenic Navy]] as [[Greek corvette Kriezis|''Kriezis'']]. Returned to RN on 1 June 1952. Portrayed the fictional HMS ''Compass Rose'' (K49) in the 1953 film [[The Cruel Sea (1953 film)#The ships|''The Cruel Sea'']]. Scrapped on 22 July 1952 at [[Sunderland, Tyne and Wear|Sunderland]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Coriander|K183|2}} |[[Hall, Russell & Company|Hall, Russell & Co.]], Aberdeen |19 September 1940 |9 June 1941 | | |Transferred on 16 September 1941 to the Free French Navy as {{ship|FFL|Commandant Detroyant|K183|2}}. Returned to RN in 1947. Scrapped in 1948 at [[Troon]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Cowslip|K196|2}} |[[Harland and Wolff|Harland & Wolff Ltd.]], [[Belfast]] |16 January 1941 |28 May 1941 |9 August 1941 | |Sold in July 1948. Scrapped in April 1949 at [[Troon]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Crocus|K49|2}} |[[A. & J. Inglis]] Ltd., [[Glasgow]]<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |26 October 1939<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |26 June 1940<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |20 October 1940<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> | |Badly damaged ''U-333'' by ramming her twice 6 October 1942. Sold on 22 July 1946 as mercantile ''Annlock''. Scrapped in 1952 at [[Hong Kong]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Cyclamen|K83|2}} |[[J. Lewis and Sons|J. Lewis & Sons Ltd.]], Aberdeen<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |30 November 1939<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |20 June 1940<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |30 September 1940<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> | |Sold in 1947. Resold in 1948, became whale catcher ''Southern Briar''. Wrecked 1966 at [[Thorsminde, Denmark|Thorsminde]] while under tow for demolition in [[Belgium]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Dahlia|K59|2}} |[[J. Lewis and Sons|J. Lewis & Sons Ltd.]], Aberdeen<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |28 February 1940<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |31 October 1940<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |21 March 1941<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> | |Scrapped on 28 October 1948 at [[Gelliswick Bay]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Delphinium|K77|2}} |[[Henry Robb|Henry Robb Ltd.]], [[Leith]]<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |31 October 1939<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |6 June 1940<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |15 November 1940<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> | |Scrapped in February 1949 at [[Pembroke Dock]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Dianella|K07|2}} |[[J. Lewis and Sons|J. Lewis & Sons Ltd.]], Aberdeen<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |8 December 1939<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |3 September 1940<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |6 January 1941<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> | |Formerly {{HMS|Daffodil|K07|2}}. Scrapped on 24 June 1947 at [[Portaferry]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Dianthus|K95|2}} |[[Henry Robb|Henry Robb Ltd.]], [[Leith]]<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |31 October 1939<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |9 July 1940<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |17 March 1941<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> | |Sank ''U-379'' single-handed by both ramming and depth-charging enemy 8 August 42. Sold in May 1947 as mercantile ship. Resold in June 1949 to [[Norway]] as buoy tender ''Thorslep''. Rebuilt in 1950 to whale catcher. Scrapped in June 1969 at [[Grimstad]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Eglantine|K197|2}} |[[Harland and Wolff|Harland & Wolff Ltd.]], [[Belfast]] |16 January 1941 |11 June 1941 | | |Transferred on 29 August 1941 to Royal Norwegian Navy as {{ship|HNoMS|Eglantine|K197|2}}. Sold to Norway on 10 August 1946 as fishery protection service ''Soroy''. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Erica|K50|2}} |[[Harland and Wolff|Harland & Wolff Ltd.]], [[Belfast]] |22 February 1940 |18 June 1940 |9 August 1940 |9 February 1943 |Mined and sunk on 9 February 1943 while escorting a convoy in the [[Mediterranean Sea]] off [[Derna, Libya]] at 32-48N, 21-10E. Entire crew rescued by [[Southern-class AS Whaler|HMSAS ''Southern Maid'']]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Eyebright|K150|2}} |[[Canadian Vickers]] Ltd., [[Montreal]] |20 February 1940 |22 July 1940 | | |Transferred on 26 November 1940 before completion to RCN as {{HMCS|Eyebright|K150|6}}. Returned to RN on 17 June 1945. Sold on 17 May 1947. Resold in 1950 to the [[Netherlands]] as mercantile ''Albert W. Vinke''. Scrapped in 1965 at [[Cape Town]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Fennel|K194|2}} |[[Marine Industries|Marine Industries Ltd.]], [[Sorel-Tracy]] |29 March 1940 |20 August 1940 | | |Transferred on 15 May 1941 before completion to RCN as {{HMCS|Fennel|K194|6}}. Shared sinking of ''U-744'' 6 March 44. Returned to RN on 12 June 1945. Sold 1948 to Norway as ''Milliam Kihl''. Converted October 1948 as buoy tender, then 1951 in [[West Germany]] to whale catcher. Laid up 1960–61. Last whaling season 1964–65. Scrapped in 1966 at [[Grimstad]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Fleur de Lys|K122|2}} |[[Smiths Dock Company|Smiths Dock Co.]], South Bank-on-Tees |30 January 1940 |21 June 1940 |26 August 1940 |14 October 1941 |Launched as ''La Dieppoise'' for the [[French Navy]]. Completed for RN after the [[Battle of France|Fall of France]]. Torpedoed and sunk by {{GS|U-206||2}}<ref>[http://www.uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/1150.html HMS ''Fleur'' de Lys (K 122) (British Corvette) – Ships hit by German U-boats during WWII – uboat.net<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> west of [[Gibraltar]] at 36-00N, 06-30W. There were 3 survivors. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Freesia|K43|2}} |[[Harland and Wolff|Harland & Wolff Ltd.]], [[Belfast]] |18 June 1940 |3 October 1940 |19 November 1940 | |Sold on 22 July 1946 as mercantile ''Freelock''. Sunk on 1 April 1947. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Fritillary|K199|2}} |[[Harland and Wolff|Harland & Wolff Ltd.]], [[Belfast]] |15 February 1941 |22 July 1941 |1 November 1941 | |Sold on 19 March 1946. Resold in 1947 as mercantile ''Andria'' and in 1949 as mercantile ''V.D. Chidambaram''. Scrapped in 1955 in [[India]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Gardenia|K99|2}} |[[William Simons and Company|W. Simons & Co.]], [[Renfrew]]<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |20 September 1939<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |10 April 1940<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |24 May 1940<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |9 November 1942<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |Rammed and sunk off [[Oran]] at 35-49N, 01-05W in collision with {{HMS|Fluellen|T157|6}}. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Genista|K200|2}} |[[Harland and Wolff|Harland & Wolff Ltd.]], [[Belfast]] |15 February 1941 |24 July 1941 |8 December 1941 | |Sold in 1947 as weather ship ''Weather Recorder''. Scrapped in 1961. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Gentian|K90|2}} |[[Harland and Wolff|Harland & Wolff Ltd.]], [[Belfast]] |20 April 1940 |6 August 1940 |20 September 1940 | |Scrapped on 21 August 1947 at [[Purfleet]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Geranium|K16|2}} |[[William Simons and Company|W. Simons & Co.]], [[Renfrew]]<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |21 September 1939<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |10 April 1940<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |24 June 1940<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> | |Shared sinking of ''U-306'' 31 October 43. Transferred on 8 September 1945 to [[Royal Danish Navy]] as {{ship|HDMS|Thetis|K16|2}}. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Gladiolus|K34|2}} |[[Smiths Dock Company|Smiths Dock Co.]], South Bank-on-Tees<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |19 October 1939<ref name="shipcraft p65"/> |24 January 1940<ref name="shipcraft p7">Lambert and Brown 2008, p. 7.</ref> |6 April 1940 |17 October 1941 |Torpedoed and sunk on 17 October 1941 by {{GS|U-553||2}}<ref>[http://www.uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/1157.html HMS ''Gladiolus'' (K 34) (British Corvette) – Ships hit by German U-boats during WWII – uboat.net<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> while escorting convoy SC 48 south of [[Iceland]] at 57-00N, 25-00W. All hands were lost. Shared sinkings of ''U-26'' 1 July 40 and ''U-556'' 27 June 41. |- ! scope="row" | ''Gloriosa'' |[[Harland and Wolff|Harland & Wolff Ltd.]], [[Belfast]] | | | | |Cancelled on 23 January 1941. Pennant number K201 |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Gloxinia|K22|2}} |[[Harland and Wolff|Harland & Wolff Ltd.]], [[Belfast]] |21 March 1940 |2 July 1940 |22 August 1940 | |Scrapped on 15 July 1947 at [[Purfleet]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Godetia|K72|2}} |[[Smiths Dock Company|Smiths Dock Co.]], South Bank-on-Tees |4 January 1940 |8 May 1940 |15 July 1940 |6 September 1940 |Rammed and sunk {{convert|3|mi|km}} off [[Altacarry Head]] at 55-18N, 05-57W in collision with mercantile ''Marsa''. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Godetia|K226|2}} |[[John Crown and Sons|John Crown & Sons Ltd.]], [[Sunderland, Tyne and Wear|Sunderland]] |15 January 1941 |24 September 1941 |23 February 1942 | |Formerly {{HMS|Dart|K226|2}}. Served from 12 February 1942 to 16 Dezember 1944 in the Royal Navy Section Belge, crewed with Belgian volunteers. Sold on 22 May 1947 and scrapped at [[Grays, Essex|Grays]]. |- ! scope="row" | ''Harebell'' |[[Harland and Wolff|Harland & Wolff Ltd.]], [[Belfast]] | | | | |Cancelled on 23 January 1941. Pennant K202 |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Heartsease|K15|2}} |[[Harland and Wolff|Harland & Wolff Ltd.]], [[Belfast]] |14 November 1939 |20 April 1940 |4 June 1940 |3 April 1942 |Transferred on 3 April 1942 to USN as {{USS|Courage|PG-70|2}}. Returned to RN on 23 August 1945. Sold on 22 July 1946. Resold in 1951 as mercantile ''Roskva'', in 1956 as mercantile ''Douglas'', and in 1958 as mercantile ''Seabird''. Lost in December 1958. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Heather|K69|2}} |[[Harland and Wolff|Harland & Wolff Ltd.]], [[Belfast]] |22 May 1940 |17 September 1940 |1 November 1940 | |Sold on 22 May 1947 and scrapped at [[Grays, Essex|Grays]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Heliotrope|K03|2}} |[[John Crown and Sons|John Crown & Sons Ltd.]], [[Sunderland, Tyne and Wear|Sunderland]] |23 October 1939 |5 June 1940 |12 September 1940 |24 March 1942 |Transferred on 24 March 1942 to USN as {{USS|Surprise|PG-63|2}}. Returned to RN on 26 August 1945. Sold as mercantile ship. Finally served in [[People's Liberation Army Navy]] as ''Lin I''. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Hemlock|K203|2}} |[[Harland and Wolff|Harland & Wolff Ltd.]], [[Belfast]] | | | | |Cancelled on 23 January 1941. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Hepatica|K159|2}} |[[Davie Shipbuilding]] & Repairing Co. Ltd., [[Lauzon, Quebec]] |24 February 1940 |6 July 1940 | | |Transferred on 15 May 1941 before completion to RCN as {{HMCS|Hepatica|K159|6}}. Returned to RN on 27 June 1945. Scrapped on 1 January 1948 at [[Llanelly]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Hibiscus|K24|2}} |[[Harland and Wolff|Harland & Wolff Ltd.]], [[Belfast]] |14 November 1939 |6 April 1940 |21 May 1940 |2 May 1942 |Transferred on 2 May 1942 to USN as {{USS|Spry|PG-64|2}}. Returned to RN on 26 August 1945. Sold as mercantile ''Madonna''. Scrapped in 1955 at [[Hong Kong]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Hollyhock|K64|2}} |[[John Crown and Sons|John Crown & Sons Ltd.]], [[Sunderland, Tyne and Wear|Sunderland]] |27 November 1939 |19 August 1940 |19 November 1940 |9 April 1942 |Bombed and sunk on 9 April 1942 by Japanese aircraft east of [[Sri Lanka|Ceylon]] at 07-21N, 81-57E. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Honeysuckle|K27|2}} |[[Ferguson Shipbuilders|Ferguson Bros. (Port Glasgow) Ltd.]], [[Port Glasgow]] |26 October 1939 |22 April 1940 |14 September 1940 | |Sold in 1950 and scrapped in November 1950 at [[Grays, Essex|Grays]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Hyacinth|K84|2}} |[[Harland and Wolff|Harland & Wolff Ltd.]], [[Belfast]] |20 April 1940 |19 August 1940 |3 October 1940 |24 October 1943 |Shared sinking of ''U-617'' by gunfire after enemy ran aground 12 September 43. Transferred on 24 October 1943 to Royal Hellenic Navy as [[Greek corvette Apostolis|''Apostolis'']]. Returned to RN in 1952. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Hyderabad|K212|2}} |[[Alexander Hall and Sons|Alexander Hall & Co.]], Aberdeen |24 December 1940 |23 September 1941 |23 February 1942 | |Formerly {{HMS|Nettle|K212|2}}. Shared sinking of ''U-436'' 26 May 43. Sold on 1 January 1948 and scrapped in October 1948 at [[Portaferry]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Hydrangea|K39|2}} |[[Ferguson Shipbuilders|Ferguson Bros. (Port Glasgow) Ltd.]], [[Port Glasgow]] |22 November 1939 |4 September 1940 |3 January 1941 | |Shared sinking of ''U-401'' 3 August 41. Sold in 1947. Resold in 1948 as mercantile ''Hydralock''. Wrecked on 25 February 1957 off [[Taiwan]]. |- ! scope="row" | ''Ivy'' |[[Harland and Wolff|Harland & Wolff Ltd.]], [[Belfast]] | | | | |Cancelled on 23 January 1941. Pennant number K204. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Jasmine|K23|2}} |[[Ferguson Shipbuilders|Ferguson Bros. (Port Glasgow) Ltd.]], [[Port Glasgow]] |23 December 1939 |14 January 1941 |16 May 1941 | |Sold on 11 September 1948 for scrap. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Jonquil|K68|2}} |[[Fleming and Ferguson|Fleming & Ferguson Ltd.]], [[Paisley, Renfrewshire|Paisley]] |27 December 1939 |9 July 1940 |21 October 1940 | |Sold in May 1946. Resold in 1947 as mercantile ''Lemnos''. Resold in 1951 as ''Olympic Rider''. Whale catcher sank in Antarctic waters on 1 December 1955 after collision with ''Olympic Cruiser''. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Kingcup|K33|2}} |[[Harland and Wolff|Harland & Wolff Ltd.]], [[Belfast]] |19 July 1940 |31 October 1940 |30 December 1940 | |Sold on 31 July 1946. Resold in 1947 as mercantile ''Rubis'' and in 1954 as mercantile ''Seislim''. Scrapped in 1959 at [[Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|La Malouine|K46|2}} |[[Smiths Dock Company|Smiths Dock Co.]], South Bank-on-Tees |13 November 1939 |21 March 1940 |29 July 1940 | |Launched and commissioned as ''La Malouine'' for the French Navy. Seized by and completed for RN after the [[Battle of France|Fall of France]] (name not changed). Scrapped on 22 May 1947 at [[Gelliswick Bay]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Larkspur|K82|2}} |[[Fleming and Ferguson|Fleming & Ferguson Ltd.]], [[Paisley, Renfrewshire|Paisley]] |26 March 1940 |5 September 1940 |4 January 1941 |17 March 1942 |Transferred on 17 March 1942 to USN as {{USS|Fury|PG-69|2}}. Returned to RN on 22 August 1945. Sold on 22 July 1946 as mercantile ''Larkslock''. Scrapped in 1953 at [[Hong Kong]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Lavender|K60|2}} |[[Alexander Hall and Sons|Alexander Hall & Co.]], Aberdeen |30 April 1940 |27 November 1940 |16 May 1941 | |Sold on 9 August 1946. Resold 1948 to the Netherlands and converted to whale catcher ''Eugene Vinke'' (AM10) |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Ling|K205|2}} |[[Harland and Wolff|Harland & Wolff Ltd.]], [[Belfast]] | | | | |Cancelled on 23 January 1941. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Lobelia|K05|2}} |[[Alexander Hall and Sons|Alexander Hall & Co.]], Aberdeen |27 June 1940 |15 February 1941 | | |Transferred on 16 July 1941 to the Free French Navy as {{ship|FFL|Lobelia|K05|2}} (name not changed). Sank ''U-609'' single-handed 7 February 43. Returned to RN in April 1947. Sold on 3 May 1947 to [[Norway]] as mercantile ship. Resold in July 1948 as buoy tender ''Thorgeir''. Rebuilt as whale catcher, since 1955 diesel-engined. Scrapped in 1969 at [[Grimstad]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Loosestrife|K105|2}} |[[Hall, Russell & Company|Hall, Russell & Co.]], Aberdeen |9 December 1940 |25 August 1941 |25 November 1941 | |Sold on 4 October 1946. Resold in 1947 as mercantile ''Kallsevni''. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Lotus|K93|2}} |[[Charles Hill & Sons|Charles Hill & Sons Ltd.]], [[Bristol]] |26 May 1941 |17 January 1942 |23 May 1942 | |Transferred on 23 May 1942 to the Free French Navy as {{ship|FFL|Commandant d'Estienne d'Orves|K93|2}}. Returned to RN on 31 May 1947. Sold 23 October 1947. BU May 1951. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Mallow|K81|2}} |[[Harland and Wolff|Harland & Wolff Ltd.]], [[Belfast]] |14 November 1939 |22 May 1940 |2 July 1940 |11 January 1944 |Shared sinking of ''U-204'' 19 October 41. Transferred on 11 January 1944 to the [[Yugoslav Navy]] as ''Nada''. Renamed in 1948 as ''Partizanka''. Returned to RN in 1948. Transferred in 1948 to the [[Egyptian Navy]] as ''El Sudan''. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Marguerite|K54|2}} |[[Hall, Russell & Company|Hall, Russell & Co.]], Aberdeen |30 December 1939 |8 July 1940 |20 November 1940 | |Sold in 1947 as a weather ship becoming Ocean Weather Ship (OWS) ''Weather Observer''.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1947/1947%20-%201313.html|title=Civil Aviation News: First Weather Ship|magazine=[[Flight International|Flight]] |volume=LII|issue=2015|date=7 August 1947|page=145}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine| url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1947/1947%20-%201310.html |title=Weather Observer: First British "Met" Ship|magazine=Flight|volume=LII|issue=2015|date=7 August 1947 |page=144}}</ref> Scrapped on 8 September 1961 at [[Ghent]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Marigold|K87|2}} |[[Hall, Russell & Company|Hall, Russell & Co.]], Aberdeen |26 January 1940 |4 September 1940 |28 February 1941 |9 December 1942 |Torpedoed and sunk on 9 December 1942 by the [[Regia Aeronautica|Aviazione Ausiliara per la Marina]] while escorting convoy KMS.3Y off [[Algiers]] at 36-50N, 03-00E. 40 crew were killed. |- ! scope="row" | ''Marjoram'' |[[Harland and Wolff|Harland & Wolff Ltd.]], [[Belfast]] | | | | |Cancelled on 23 January 1941. Pennant number K206 |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Mayflower|K191|2}} |[[Canadian Vickers|Canadian Vickers Ltd.]], [[Montreal]] |20 February 1940 |3 July 1940 | | |Transferred on 15 May 1941 before completion to RCN as {{HMCS|Mayflower|K191|2}}. Returned to RN on 31 May 1945. Scrapped on 20 September 1949 at [[Inverkeithing]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Meadowsweet|K144|2}} |[[Charles Hill & Sons|Charles Hill & Sons Ltd.]], [[Bristol]] |12 August 1941 |28 March 1942 |8 July 1942 | |Sold on 31 March 1951 to the [[Netherlands]] for conversion as whale catcher ''Gerrit W. Vinkle'' (AM 1²). |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Mignonette|K38|2}} |[[Hall, Russell & Company|Hall, Russell & Co.]], Aberdeen |15 July 1940 |28 January 1941 |7 May 1941 | |Shared sinkings of ''U-135'' 15 July 43 and ''U-1199'' 21 April 45. Sold in 1946. Resold in 1948 as mercantile ''Alexandrouplis''. Sunk on 30 November 1948. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Mimosa|K11|2}} |[[Charles Hill & Sons|Charles Hill & Sons Ltd.]], [[Bristol]] |22 April 1940 |18 January 1941 | | |Transferred on 11 May 1941 to the Free French Navy as {{ship|FFL|Mimosa|K11|2}} (name not changed). |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Monkshood|K207|2}} |[[Fleming and Ferguson|Fleming & Ferguson Ltd.]], [[Paisley, Renfrewshire|Paisley]] |1 October 1940 |17 April 1941 |31 July 1941 | |Sold in 1947. Resold in 1948 as buoy tender ''W.R. Strang''. Converted to whale catcher. Resold in 1957 as ''Toshi Maru''. Scrapped in [[Japan]] in 1965. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Montbretia|K208|2}} |[[Fleming and Ferguson|Fleming & Ferguson Ltd.]], [[Paisley, Renfrewshire|Paisley]] |16 November 1940 |27 May 1941 | | |Transferred on 29 September 1941 to Royal Norwegian Navy as {{ship|HNoMS|Montbretia|K208|6}}. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Myosotis|K65|2}} |[[J. Lewis and Sons|J. Lewis & Sons Ltd.]], Aberdeen |21 June 1940 |28 January 1941 |30 May 1941 | |Sold on 2 September 1946 to [[Faroe Islands]] as trawler ''Grunningur''. Resold in 1949 as buoy tender, then diesel-engined whale catcher ''Thorørn''. Scrapped in 1969 at [[Grimstad]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Narcissus|K74|2}} |[[J. Lewis and Sons|J. Lewis & Sons Ltd.]], Aberdeen |9 September 1940 |29 March 1941 |17 July 1941 | |Sold in April 1946 as mercantile ''Este''. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Nasturtium|K107|2}} |[[Smiths Dock Company|Smiths Dock Co.]], South Bank-on-Tees |23 March 1940 |4 July 1940 |26 September 1940 | |Launched as ''La Paimpolaise'' for the French Navy. Completed for RN after the [[Battle of France|Fall of France]]. Shared sinking of ''U-556'' 27 June 1941. Sold in 1946. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Nigella|K19|2}} |[[George Philip & Son Ltd.]], [[Dartmouth, Devon]] |28 November 1939 |21 September 1940 |25 February 1941 | |Sold in 1947 as mercantile ''Nigelock''. Sunk on 10 March 1955. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Orchis|K76|2}} |[[Harland and Wolff|Harland & Wolff Ltd.]], [[Belfast]] |18 June 1940 |15 October 1940 |29 November 1940 |21 August 1944 |Sank ''U-741'' single-handed 15 August 44. Mined and heavily damaged on 21 August 1944 off [[Courseulles-sur-Mer]]. Beached on [[Juno Beach]] and declared a total loss. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Oxlip|K123|2}} |[[A. & J. Inglis]] Ltd., [[Glasgow]] |9 December 1940 |28 August 1941 |28 December 1941 | |Sold to Ireland. Handed over on the 20 December 1946 to the [[Irish Naval Service]] as the LÉ Maeve, pennant number 02. Commissioned the same day. By late 1970 she was unfit to put to sea and was decommissioned in 1971. She was sold for scrapping on 23 March 1972 and removed to Passage West, Cork Harbour the following day. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Pennywort|K111|2}} |[[A. & J. Inglis]] Ltd., [[Glasgow]] |11 March 1941 |18 October 1941 |5 March 1942 | |Sold in 1947. Scrapped in February 1949 at [[Troon]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Pentstemon|K61|2}} |[[George Philip & Son Ltd.]], [[Dartmouth, Devon]] |28 November 1939 |18 January 1941 |31 July 1941 | |Sold in 1946. Resold in 1947 as mercantile ''Galaxidi'' and in 1951 as mercantile ''Rosa Vlassi''. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Peony|K40|2}} |[[Harland and Wolff|Harland & Wolff Ltd.]], [[Belfast]] |24 February 1940 |4 June 1940 |2 August 1940 |1943 |Transferred in 1943 to the Royal Hellenic Navy as [[Greek corvette Sachtouris|''Sachtouris'']]. Returned to RN in September 1951. Scrapped on 21 April 1952. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Periwinkle|K55|2}} |[[Harland and Wolff|Harland & Wolff Ltd.]], [[Belfast]] |30 October 1939 |24 February 1940 |8 April 1940 |15 March 1942 |Shared sinking of ''U-147'' 2 June 1941. Transferred on 15 March 1942 to USN as {{USS|Restless|PG-66|6}}. Returned to RN on 26 August 1945. Sold in 1947 as mercantile ''Perilock''. Scrapped in 1953 at [[Hong Kong]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Petunia|K79|2}} |[[Henry Robb|Henry Robb Ltd.]], [[Leith]] |4 December 1939 |19 September 1940 |13 January 1941 | |Sold in January 1946 to the [[Republic of China Navy]] as ''Fu Po''. Sunk on 19 March 1947. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Phlox|K130|2}} |[[Henry Robb|Henry Robb Ltd.]], [[Leith]] |? |16 January 1942 |May 1942 | |Renamed ''Lotus'' (ii) April 1942 after transfer of ''Lotus'' (i) to France. Sold in 1947/January 1948 as mercantile ''Southern Lotus''. Refitted in 1948 as a buoy tender. Refitted in 1950 as a whaling ship. Sold in December 1966 for scrapping in [[Belgium]]. Wrecked 18 December 1966 off Jutland, [[Denmark]], while being towed from Norway to Belgium for scrapping together with her sister ''Southern Briar'' (ex-HMS ''Cyclamen''). |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Picotee|K63|2}} |[[Harland and Wolff|Harland & Wolff Ltd.]], [[Belfast]] |21 March 1940 |19 July 1940 |5 September 1940 |12 August 1941 |Torpedoed and sunk on 12 August 1941 by {{GS|U-568||2}}<ref>[http://www.uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/1057.html HMS ''Picotee'' (K 63) (British Corvette) – Ships hit by German U-boats during WWII – uboat.net<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> while escorting convoy ONS 4 south of [[Iceland]] at 62-00N, 16-01W. All hands were lost. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Pimpernel|K71|2}} |[[Harland and Wolff|Harland & Wolff Ltd.]], [[Belfast]] |19 July 1940 |16 November 1940 |9 January 1941 | |Sold on 6 February 1948. Scrapped in October 1948 at [[Portaferry]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Pink|K137|2}} |[[Henry Robb|Henry Robb Ltd.]], [[Leith]] |20 May 1941 |16 February 1942 |2 July 1942 |27 June 1944 |Torpedoed and heavily damaged on 27 June 1944 by {{GS|U-988||2}}<ref>[http://www.uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/3271.html HMS ''Pink'' (K 137) (British Corvette) – Ships hit by German U-boats during WWII – uboat.net<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> off [[Normandy]] at 49-48N, 00-49W. Declared a total loss and scrapped in 1947 at [[Llanelly]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Polyanthus|K47|2}} |[[Henry Robb|Henry Robb Ltd.]], [[Leith]] |19 March 1940 |30 November 1940 |24 April 1941 |21 September 1943 |Torpedoed and sunk on 21 September 1943 by {{GS|U-952||2}}<ref>[http://www.uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/3075.html HMS ''Polyanthus'' (K 47) (British Corvette) – Ships hit by German U-boats during WWII – uboat.net<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> while escorting convoy ON 202 at 57-00N, 31-10W. 1 survivor rescued by {{HMS|Itchen|K227|2}} but was killed when ''Itchen'' was torpedoed and sunk by {{GS|U-666||2}} on 23 September 1943. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Poppy|K213|2}} |[[Alexander Hall and Sons|Alexander Hall & Co.]], Aberdeen |6 March 1941 |20 November 1941 |12 May 1942 | |Sold in 1946 as mercantile ''Rami''. Scrapped in 1956. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Potentilla|K214|2}} |[[William Simons and Company|W. Simons & Co.]], [[Renfrew]] |28 February 1941 |18 December 1941 | | |Transferred on 16 January 1942 to the Royal Norwegian Navy as {{ship|HNoMS|Potentilla|K214|2}}. Returned to RN on 13 March 1944. Sold on 13 March 1946 and scrapped at [[Gateshead]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Primrose|K91|2}} |[[William Simons and Company|W. Simons & Co.]], [[Renfrew]] |22 September 1939 |8 May 1940 |15 July 1940 | |Sold on 9 August 1946. Resold in June 1949 as buoy tender ''Mek V''. Resold in 1952 as whaling ship ''Norfinn''. Sold in October 1965. Scrapped in June 1966 in [[Belgium]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Primula|K14|2}} |[[William Simons and Company|W. Simons & Co.]], [[Renfrew]] |23 September 1939 |22 June 1940 |27 August 1940 | |Sold on 22 July 1946. Resold in 1947 as mercantile ''Marylock''. Scrapped in 1953 at [[Hong Kong]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Ranunculus|K117|2}} |[[William Simons and Company|W. Simons & Co.]], [[Renfrew]] |19 July 1940 |25 June 1941 | | |Transferred on 28 July 1941 to the Free French Navy as {{ship|FFL|Renoncule|K117|2}}. Returned to RN in 1947. Sold in 1947 as buoy tender, later whale catcher ''Southern Lily''. 1963 Laid up. Scrapped on 9 January 1967 at [[Bruges]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Rhododendron|K78|2}} |[[Harland and Wolff|Harland & Wolff Ltd.]], [[Belfast]] |22 May 1940 |2 September 1940 |18 October 1940 | |Sold on 17 May 1947. Resold 1950 to the Netherlands and converted to whale catcher ''Maj Vinke'' (AM15) |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Rockrose|K51|2}} |[[Charles Hill & Sons|Charles Hill & Sons Ltd.]], [[Bristol]] |28 October 1940 |26 July 1941 |4 November 1941 | |Transferred on 4 October 1947 to the [[South African Navy#Post war|South African Navy]] as {{ship|HMSAS|Protea|1947|6}}. Became hydrographic vessel in 1949 |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Rose|K102|2}} |[[William Simons and Company|W. Simons & Co.]], [[Renfrew]] |3 September 1940 |22 September 1941 | | |Transferred on 31 October 1941 to the Royal Norwegian Navy as {{ship|HNoMS|Rose|K102|2}}. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Salvia|K97|2}} |[[William Simons and Company|W. Simons & Co.]], [[Renfrew]] |26 September 1939 |6 August 1940 |20 September 1940 |24 December 1941 |Torpedoed and sunk on 24 December 1941 by {{GS|U-568||2}}<ref>[http://www.uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/1235.html HMS ''Salvia'' (K 97) (British Corvette) – Ships hit by German U-boats during WWII – uboat.net<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> west of [[Alexandria]] at 31-46N, 28-00E. All hands were lost plus a number of the crew, servicemen and POW's rescued from the loss of {{SS|Shuntien|1934|6}} torpedoed and sunk by {{GS|U-559||2}} on 23 December 1941 |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Samphire|K128|2}} |[[Smiths Dock Company|Smiths Dock Co.]], South Bank-on-Tees |4 December 1940 |14 April 1941 |30 June 1941 |30 January 1943 |Shared sinking of ''U-567'' 21 December 41. Torpedoed and sunk on 30 January 1943 by {{ship|Italian submarine|Platino}} while escorting convoy TE-14 off [[Béjaïa]] at 36-56N, 05-40E. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Saxifrage|K04|2}} |[[Charles Hill & Sons|Charles Hill & Sons Ltd.]], [[Bristol]] |1 February 1941 |24 October 1941 |6 February 1942 | |Transferred in August 1947 to Royal Norwegian Navy as {{ship|HNoMS|Polarfront I||2}}. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Snapdragon|K10|2}} |[[Smiths Dock Company|Smiths Dock Co.]], South Bank-on-Tees |27 September 1939 |3 September 1940 |28 October 1940 |19 December 1942 |Bombed and sunk on 19 December 1942 by the [[Luftwaffe]] northwest of [[Benghazi]] at 32-18N, 19-54E. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Snowberry|K166|2}} |[[Davie Shipbuilding]] & Repairing Co. Ltd., [[Lauzon, Quebec]] |24 February 1940 |8 August 1940 | | |Transferred on 26 November 1940 before completion to RCN as {{HMCS|Snowberry|K166|2}}. Shared sinking of ''U-536'' 20 November 43. Returned to RN on 8 June 1945. Scrapped in August 1947 at [[Middlesbrough]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Snowdrop|K67|2}} |[[Smiths Dock Company|Smiths Dock Co.]], South Bank-on-Tees |4 February 1941 |12 May 1941 |30 July 1941 | |Sold on 17 May 1947. Scrapped in September 1949 at [[Newcastle upon Tyne]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Snowflake|K211|2}} |[[Smiths Dock Company|Smiths Dock Co.]], South Bank-on-Tees |19 May 1941 |22 August 1941 |2 November 1941 | |Formerly {{HMS|Zenobia|K211|2}}. Shared sinking of ''U-125'' 3 July 43 by gunfire. Sold in 1947 as weather ship ''Weather Watcher''. Scrapped in May 1962 at [[Dublin]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Spikenard|K198|2}} |[[Davie Shipbuilding]] & Repairing Co. Ltd., [[Lauzon, Quebec]] |24 February 1940 |10 August 1940 | | |Transferred on 15 May 1941 before completion to RCN as {{HMCS|Spikenard|K198|2}}. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Spiraea|K08|2}} |[[A. & J. Inglis]] Ltd., [[Glasgow]] |31 May 1940 |31 October 1940 |27 February 1941 | |Sold in August 1947. Resold in 1948 as mercantile ''Thessalonika''. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Starwort|K20|2}} |[[A. & J. Inglis]] Ltd., [[Glasgow]] |11 June 1940 |12 February 1941 |26 May 1941 | |Shared sinking of ''U-660'' 12 November 42 (scuttled). Sold in 1948, converted to whale catcher ''Southern Broom''. 1963 laid up. Scrapped on 9 January 1967 at [[Bruges]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Stonecrop|K142|2}} |[[Smiths Dock Company|Smiths Dock Co.]], South Bank-on-Tees |4 February 1941 |12 May 1941 |30 July 1941 | |Shared sinking of ''U-124'' 2 April 43. Shared sinking of ''U-634'' 30 August 43. Sold on 17 May 1947. Resold in 1949 as mercantile ''Silver King''. 1952 in Dutch service as whale catcher ''Martha W. Vinke'' (AM 6²). |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Sundew|K57|2}} |[[J. Lewis and Sons|J. Lewis & Sons Ltd.]], Aberdeen |4 November 1940 |28 May 1941 | | |Transferred on 19 September 1941 to the Free French Navy as {{ship|FFL|Roselys|K57|2}}. Returned to RN in 1947. Sold on 23 October 1947 and scrapped in May 1948 at [[Troon]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Sunflower|K41|2}} |[[Smiths Dock Company|Smiths Dock Co.]], South Bank-on-Tees |24 May 1940 |19 August 1940 |25 January 1941 | |The most successful Royal Navy Flower-class. Shared sinking of ''U-282'' 29 October 43. Sank single-handed 2 U-boats: ''U-631'' 17 October 43 and ''U-638'' 5 May 43. Scrapped in August 1947 at [[Hayle]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Sweetbriar|K209|2}} |[[Smiths Dock Company|Smiths Dock Co.]], South Bank-on-Tees |4 April 1941 |26 June 1941 |8 September 1941 | |Sold on 29 July 1946. Resold in June 1949 as whale catcher ''Star IX''. Scrapped in April 1966 at [[Bruges]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Tamarisk|K216|2}} |[[Fleming and Ferguson|Fleming & Ferguson Ltd.]], [[Paisley, Renfrewshire|Paisley]] |10 February 1941 |28 July 1941 |26 December 1941 |November 1943 |Formerly {{HMS|Ettrick|K216|2}}, renamed before completion. Shared sinking of ''U-82'' 6 February 42. Transferred in November 1943 to Royal Hellenic Navy as [[Greek corvette Tombazis|''Tombazis'']]. Returned to RN in 1952. Scrapped on 20 March 1952 in the [[United Kingdom]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Thyme|K210|2}} |[[Smiths Dock Company|Smiths Dock Co.]], South Bank-on-Tees |30 April 1941 |25 July 1941 |23 October 1941 | |Sold in 1947 as weather ship ''Weather Explorer''. Resold in 1958 as mercantile ''Epos'' and scrapped in Hong Kong in 1962. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Trillium|K172|2}} |[[Canadian Vickers|Canadian Vickers Ltd.]], [[Montreal]] |20 February 1940 |26 June 1940 | | |Transferred on 31 October 1940 before completion to RCN as {{HMCS|Trillium|K172|6}}. Returned to RN on 25 June 1945. Sold in 1950 as whale catcher ''Olympic Runner''. Resold in 1956 as ''Otori Maru 10'', then in 1959 as ''Kyo Maru No. 16''. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Tulip|K29|2}} |[[Smiths Dock Company|Smiths Dock Co.]], South Bank-on-Tees |30 May 1940 |4 September 1940 |18 November 1940 | |Sold in May 1947. Resold in 1950 as whale catcher ''Olympic Conqueror''. Confiscated November 1954 by [[Peru]]. In 1956 sold to [[Japan]] as ''Otori Maru No. 8''. Resold in 1957 as ''Thorlyn'' and in November 1964 to [[Sweden]]. Scrapped in 1965 in [[West Germany]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Verbena|K85|2}} |[[Smiths Dock Company|Smiths Dock Co.]], South Bank-on-Tees |29 June 1940 |1 October 1940 |19 December 1940 | |Sold on 17 May 1947. Scrapped on 1 October 1951 at [[Blyth, Northumberland]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Veronica|K37|2}} |[[Smiths Dock Company|Smiths Dock Co.]], South Bank-on-Tees |9 July 1940 |17 October 1940 |18 February 1941 |16 February 1942 |Transferred on 16 February 1942 to USN as {{USS|Temptress|PG-62|2}}. Returned to RN on 26 August 1945. Sold in 1946 as mercantile ''Verolock''. Sank in 1947. Raised in 1951 and scrapped at [[Blyth, Northumberland]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Vervain|K190|2}} |[[Harland and Wolff|Harland & Wolff Ltd.]], [[Belfast]] |16 November 1940 |12 March 1941 |9 June 1941 |20 February 1945 |Formerly {{HMS|Broom|K190|2}}. Torpedoed and sunk on 20 February 1945 by {{GS|U-1276||2}}<ref>[http://www.uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/3447.html HMS ''Vervain'' (K 190) (British Corvette) – Ships hit by German U-boats during WWII – uboat.net<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> southeast of [[Dungarvan]] at 51-47N, 07-06W. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Vetch|K132|2}} |[[Smiths Dock Company|Smiths Dock Co.]], South Bank-on-Tees |15 March 1941 |27 May 1941 |11 August 1941 | |Shared sinking of ''U-252'' 14 April 42. Sank ''U-414'' single-handed 25 May 43. Sold in August 1945. Resold in 1948 as mercantile ''Patrai'', in 1951 as whale catcher ''Olympic Hunter'' and in 1956 as ''Otori Maru No. 18''. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Violet|K35|2}} |[[William Simons and Company|W. Simons & Co.]], [[Renfrew]] |21 March 1940 |30 December 1940 |3 February 1941 |10 February 1946 |Shared sinking of ''U-651'' 29 June 41. Sank ''U-641'' single-handed 19 January 44. Sold on 17 May 1947 as mercantile ''La Aguerra''. Resold in 1949 to [[Spain]] as mercantile ''La Guera'' then in 1958 as mercantile ''Claudio Sabadell''. Scrapped in October 1970 at [[Bilbao]] |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Wallflower|K44|2}} |[[Smiths Dock Company|Smiths Dock Co.]], South Bank-on-Tees |23 July 1940 |14 November 1940 |7 March 1941 | |Shared sinking of ''U-523'' 25 August 43. Sold on 29 July 1946. Resold in 1949 as buoy tender ''Asbjørn Larsen'', 1950 converted to whale catcher. Scrapped in October 1966 at [[Grimstad]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Windflower|K155|2}} |[[Davie Shipbuilding]] & Repairing Co. Ltd., [[Lauzon, Quebec]] |25 February 1940 |4 July 1940 | | |Transferred on 15 May 1941 before completion to RCN as {{HMCS|Windflower|K155|2}}. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Woodruff|K53|2}} |[[William Simons and Company|W. Simons & Co.]], [[Renfrew]] |29 April 1940 |28 February 1941 |7 April 1941 | |Sold in 1947, converted to whale catcher. Resold in 1948 as buoy tender ''Southern Lupin'' and later as whale catcher. 1950 to 1952 and since 1954 laid up. Scrapped in 1959 at [[Odense]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Zinnia|K98|2}} |[[Smiths Dock Company|Smiths Dock Co.]], South Bank-on-Tees |20 August 1940 |28 November 1940 |30 March 1941 |23 August 1941 |Torpedoed and sunk on 23 August 1941 by {{GS|U-564||2}}<ref>[http://www.uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/1067.html HMS ''Zinnia'' (K 98) (British Corvette) – Ships hit by German U-boats during WWII – uboat.net<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> while escorting convoy OG-71 west of [[Portugal]] at 40-25N, 10-40W. |}
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