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{{Short description|World War II British corvette class}} {{Use British English | date = November 2016}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}} {{stack begin}} {|{{Infobox ship begin|sclass=2}} {{Infobox ship image |Ship image=HMCS Regina K234 CT-252.jpg |Ship caption={{HMCS|Regina|K234|6}}, 1942–1943 }} {{Infobox ship class overview |Name= |Builders= |Operators= * During [[World War II]] ([[Allies of World War II|Allies]]): ** {{navy|United Kingdom}} ** {{naval|Canada|1911}} ** {{navy|United States}} ** {{navy|Free France}} ** {{flagicon|Belgium|government}} [[Free Belgian Forces|Free Belgian Navy]] ** {{flagicon|Greece|royalnavy}} [[Royal Hellenic Navy]] ** {{navy|British Raj}} ** {{navy|Netherlands}} ** {{navy|New Zealand|naval-1941}} ** {{navy|Norway}} ** {{navy|South Africa|1922}} ** {{navy|Kingdom of Yugoslavia}} * <hr> * During World War II (Axis)—seized during construction: ** {{navy|Nazi Germany}} * <hr> * After World War II: ** {{navy|Argentina}} ** {{navy|Chile}} ** {{navy|Denmark}} ** {{navy|Dominican Republic}} ** {{navy|Egypt}} ** {{flagicon|Greece|royalnavy}} [[Royal Hellenic Navy]] ** {{navy|British Raj}} ** {{navy|Israel}} ** {{navy|Republic of Ireland}} ** {{navy|South Africa|1946}} ** {{navy|Venezuela}} ** {{navy|China}} ** {{navy|Thailand}} ** {{navy|Yugoslavia}} |Class after= {{sclass2|Castle|corvette|4}} |Cost= |Built range= |In service range= |In commission range= |Total ships building= |Total ships planned= |Total ships completed=225 (original), 69 (modified) |Total ships cancelled=5 (original), 6 (modified) |Total ships active= |Total ships laid up= |Total ships lost=33 World War II (22 to submarines) |Total ships retired= |Total ships preserved={{HMCS|Sackville}} }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption=Original Flower-class corvette |Ship type=[[Corvette]] |Ship displacement={{convert|925|LT|t ST|lk=in}} |Ship length={{convert|205|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} o/a |Ship beam={{convert|33|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} |Ship height= |Ship draught={{convert|11.5|ft|m|2|abbr=on}} |Ship power= |Ship propulsion= * 1939–1940 programme ** Single shaft ** 2 × fire tube [[Scotch marine boiler|Scotch boilers]] ** 1 × double acting triple-expansion reciprocating steam engine ** {{convert|2750|ihp|abbr=on}} * 1940–1941 programme ** single shaft ** 2 × water tube [[three-drum boiler]]s ** 1 × double acting triple-expansion reciprocating steam engine ** {{convert|2750|ihp|abbr=on}} |Ship speed={{convert|16|kn|km/h|1|lk=in}} |Ship range={{convert|3500|nmi|km|0}} at {{convert|12|kn|km/h|1}} |Ship complement=85 |Ship sensors=*1 × SW1C or 2C radar * 1 × Type 123A or Type 127DV sonar |Ship EW= |Ship armament=*1 × [[BL 4-inch Mk IX naval gun|4-inch BL Mk.IX single gun]] * 2 × [[Vickers .50 machine gun]]s (twin) * 2 × [[Lewis gun|.303-inch Lewis machine gun]] (twin) * 2 × Mk.II [[depth charge thrower]]s * 2 × Depth charge rails with 40 depth charges * Originally fitted with minesweeping gear, later removed |Ship armour= |Ship aircraft= |Ship aircraft facilities= |Ship notes= }} |} {|{{Infobox ship begin|sclass=2}} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption=Modified Flower-class corvette |Ship displacement={{convert|1015|LT|t ST|lk=in}} |Ship length={{convert|208|ft|m|1|abbr=on}}o/a |Ship beam={{convert|33|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} |Ship draught={{convert|11|ft|m|2|abbr=on}} |Ship propulsion=*single shaft * 2 × water tube boilers * 1 × 4-cylinder triple-expansion reciprocating steam engine * {{convert|2750|ihp|abbr=on}} |Ship speed={{convert|16|kn|km/h|1}} |Ship range={{convert|3500|nmi|km|0}} at {{convert|12|kn|km/h|1}} |Ship armour= |Ship complement=90 |Ship armament=*1 × [[BL 4-inch Mk IX naval gun|4-inch BL Mk.IX single gun]] * 1 × [[QF 2-pounder naval gun|2-pounder. Mk.VIII single "pom-pom" AA gun]] * 2 × [[Oerlikon 20 mm cannon|20 mm Oerlikon]] single * 1 × [[Hedgehog (weapon)|Hedgehog A/S mortar]] * 4 × Mk.II depth charge throwers * 2 depth charge rails with 70 depth charges |Ship sensors=*1 × Type 271 SW2C radar * 1 × Type 144 sonar |Ship electronic warfare= |Ship boats= |Ship aircraft= |Ship aircraft facilities= |Class notes= |Class ships= }} |} {{stack end}} The '''Flower-class corvette'''<ref name="Conways22 p62">Gardiner and Chesneau 1980, p. 62.</ref><ref>(reproduction with introduction by Antony Preston), ''Jane's Fighting Ships of World War II'', New Jersey: Random House, 1996, {{ISBN|0-517-67963-9}}, page 68.</ref><ref>United States Navy ''Warship Identification Manual'' (NAVPERS 10796)</ref> (also referred to as the '''''Gladiolus'' class''' after the [[lead ship]])<ref>Fitzsimons, Bernard, ed. ''The Illustrated Encyclopedia of 20th Century Weapons & Warfare'' (London: Phoebus, 1978), Volume 11, pp. 1137–42.</ref> was a British [[Ship class|class]] of 294 [[corvette]]s used during [[World War II]] by the [[Allies of World War II|Allied]] navies particularly as [[anti-submarine warfare|anti-submarine]] [[convoy]] escorts in the [[Battle of the Atlantic]]. [[Royal Navy]] ships of this class were named after flowers. Most served during World War II with the Royal Navy (RN) and [[Royal Canadian Navy]] (RCN). Several ships built largely in Canada were transferred from the RN to the [[United States Navy]] (USN) under the [[lend-lease]] programme, seeing service in both navies. Some corvettes transferred to the USN were crewed by the [[United States Coast Guard|US Coast Guard]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Silverstone |first1=Paul |title=The Navy of World War II, 1922-1947 |date=2007 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=9780415978989 |pages=175}}</ref> The vessels serving with the US Navy were known as '''''Temptress-''''' and '''''Action''-class patrol gunboats'''. Other Flower-class corvettes served with the [[Free French Naval Forces]], the [[Royal Netherlands Navy]], the [[Royal Norwegian Navy]], the [[History of the Indian Navy|Royal Indian Navy]], the [[Hellenic Navy|Royal Hellenic Navy]], the [[Royal New Zealand Navy]], the [[Royal Yugoslav Navy]], and, immediately after the war, the [[South African Navy]]. After World War II many surplus Flower-class vessels were used in other navies, or for civilian use. {{HMCS|Sackville|K181|6}} is the only member of the class preserved as a [[museum ship]]. ==Class designation== The term "corvette" was originally a French name for a small sailing warship, intermediate between the [[frigate]] and the [[sloop-of-war]]. In the 1830s the term was adopted by the RN for sailing warships of roughly similar size, primarily operating in the shipping protection role. With the arrival of steam power, paddle- and later screw-driven corvettes were built for the same purpose, growing in power, size, and armament over the decades. In 1877 the RN abolished the "corvette" as a traditional category; corvettes and frigates were then combined into a new category, "[[cruiser]]". The months leading up to World War II saw the RN return to the concept of a small escort warship being used in the shipping protection role. The Flower class was based on the design of ''[[Southern Pride]]'', a whale-catcher, and were labelled "corvettes", thus restoring the title for the RN, although the Flower-class has no connection with pre-1877 cruising vessels. There are two distinct groups of vessels in this class: the ''original Flower-class'', 225 vessels ordered during the 1939 and 1940 building programmes; and the ''modified Flower-class'', which followed with a further 69 vessels ordered from 1940 onward. The modified Flowers were slightly larger and better armed. Flower-class vessels, of original and modified design, [[American Flower-class corvettes|in USN service]] were called ''Temptress''- and ''Action''-class gunboats; they carried the [[hull classification symbol]] PG ("patrol gunboat"). ==Design== [[File:80-G-289820 HMCS Riviere du Loup (K 357).jpg|thumb|left|{{HMCS|Riviere du Loup|K357|6}}]] In early 1939, with the risk of war with [[Nazi Germany]] increasing, it was clear to the Royal Navy that it needed more escort ships to counter the threat from [[Kriegsmarine]] [[U-boat]]s. One particular concern was the need to protect shipping off the east coast of Britain. What was needed was something larger and faster than [[Naval trawler|trawlers]], but still cheap enough to be built in large numbers, preferably at small merchant shipyards, as larger yards were already busy. To meet this requirement, the [[Smiths Dock Company]] of [[South Bank, Redcar and Cleveland|South Bank -on-Tees]], a specialist in the design and build of fishing vessels, offered a development of its 700-ton, {{convert|16|knot|mph km/h}} [[whaler]] (whale catcher) ''[[Southern Pride]]''.<ref name="brown atlantic p41-3">Brown 2007, pp. 41–43.</ref><ref name="shipcraft p3">Lambert and Brown 2008, p. 3.</ref> They were intended as small convoy escort ships that could be produced quickly and cheaply in large numbers. Despite naval planners' intentions that they be deployed for coastal convoys, their long range meant that they became the mainstay of [[Mid-Ocean Escort Force]] convoy protection during the first half of the war. The Flower class became an essential resource for North Atlantic convoy protection until larger vessels such as [[destroyer escort]]s and [[frigate]]s could be produced in sufficient quantities. The simple design of the Flower class using parts and techniques ([[scantling]]s) common to merchant shipping meant they could be constructed in small commercial shipyards all over the [[United Kingdom]] and [[Canada]], where larger (or more sophisticated) warships<ref>Canadian yards, for instance, could not build destroyer hulls.</ref> could not be built. Additionally, the use of commercial [[triple expansion]] machinery instead of [[steam turbine]]s meant the largely [[Royal Naval Reserve]] and [[Royal Naval Reserve|Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve]] crews that were manning the corvettes would be familiar with their operation. [[File:HMCS Trillium Bridge JT-159.jpg|thumb|left|Officers on the open bridge of {{HMCS|Trillium|K172|6}}]] Flower-class vessels were slow for a warship, with maximum speed of {{convert|16|kn|mph+km/h|abbr=on}}. They were also very lightly armed as they were intended solely for [[anti-submarine warfare]]; many of the RCN's original Flower-class ships were initially fitted with [[Demining|minesweeping]] equipment, while virtually all of the modified Flowers were fitted with a limited [[anti-aircraft warfare|anti-aircraft]] capability. The original Flowers had the standard RN layout, consisting of a raised [[forecastle]], a [[well deck]], then the [[bridge (nautical)|bridge]] or wheelhouse and a continuous deck running aft. The crew quarters were in the forecastle while the galley was at the rear, making for poor messing arrangements.<ref name="Brown D K, Nelson to Vanguard">Brown D K, ''Nelson to Vanguard''</ref> The modified Flowers saw the forecastle extended aft past the bridge to the aft end of the [[funnel]], a variation known as the "long forecastle" design. Apart from providing a very useful space where the whole crew could gather out of the weather, the added weight improved the ships' stability and speed and was applied to a number of the original Flower-class vessels during the mid and latter years of the war. The original Flowers had a [[mast (sailing)|mast]] located immediately forward the bridge, a notable exception to naval practice at that time. The modified Flowers saw the mast returned to the normal position immediately aft of the bridge; this does not seem to have been done in all of the modified builds or conversions of the original vessels. A [[Stern#Cruiser|cruiser stern]] finished the appearance for all vessels in the class. ==Orders== [[File:HMS Picotee (K63) IWM A 4594.jpg|thumb|Early Flower corvettes had a mast before the wheel house.]] The RN ordered 145 Flower-class corvettes in 1939, the first 26 on 25 July with a further batch of 30 on 31 August, all under the 1939 Pre-War Programme. Following the outbreak of [[World War II]], the British [[Admiralty (United Kingdom)|Admiralty]] ordered another 20 on 19 September (all from [[Harland and Wolff|Harland & Wolff]]) under the 1939 War Programme. This was followed by an order for a further ten Flower-class corvettes from other British shipbuilders two days later. Another 18 were ordered on 12 December and two on 15 December, again from British shipbuilders. The RN ordered the last ten vessels (under the 1939 War Programme) from Canadian shipbuilders in January 1940. By the end of January 1940, 116 ships were building or on order to this initial design. The ten vessels ordered from Canadian shipbuilders were transferred to the RCN upon completion. Another four vessels were ordered at [[Smiths Dock Company]] for the [[French Navy]], the first ship being completed for the [[Free French Naval Forces]] in mid-1940 and the other three being taken over by the RN. Another 31 Flowers were ordered by the RN under the 1940 War Programme but six of these (ordered from Harland & Wolff) were cancelled on 23 January 1941. [[File:HMS Jonquil (K68) IWM FL 22394.jpg|thumb|Later corvettes had more flare at the bow and a longer forecastle.]] The RN ordered 27 modified Flower-class corvettes under the 1941 and 1942 War Programmes. British shipbuilders were contracted to build seven of these vessels under the 1941 Programme and five vessels under the 1942 Programme; two vessels (one from each year's Programme) were later cancelled. The RN ordered fifteen modified Flowers from Canadian shipyards under the 1941 programme; eight of these were transferred to the USN under reverse [[Lend-Lease]]. The RCN ordered seventy original and 34 modified Flower-class vessels from Canadian shipbuilders. The Canadian shipbuilders also built seven original Flowers ordered by the USN, which were transferred to the RN under the Lend-Lease Programme upon completion, because wartime shipbuilding production in the United States had reached the level where the USN could dispense with vessels it had ordered in Canada. The RCN vessels had several design variations from their RN counterparts: the "bandstand", where the aft [[Pom-Pom (Gun)|pom-pom]] gun was mounted, was moved to the rear of the superstructure; the galley was also moved forward, immediately abaft the engine room. Shortly after the outbreak of war the French Navy ordered 18 Flower-class vessels, 12 from UK yards, two from ''[[Ateliers et Chantiers de France]]'' at [[Dunkirk]] and four from [[Ateliers et Chantiers de Saint-Nazaire Penhoët|''Ateliers et Chantiers de Penhoët'']] at [[Saint-Nazaire]].<ref name="masson p27-8">Le Masson 1969, pp. 27–28</ref><ref name="masson p26,8">Le Masson 1969, pp. 26, 28.</ref> The two At. & Ch. de France ships are listed as "cancelled" but the four Penhoët ships were under construction at the time of the [[Battle of France|Fall of France]] and were seized by [[Nazi Germany]].<ref name="masson p28">Le Masson 1969, p. 28</ref> Three were completed for ''[[Kriegsmarine]]'' service and commissioned in 1943–44 as the ''[[PA class patrol ship (Germany)|Patrouillenboot Ausland]]'' patrol ships.<ref name="masson p26,8"/><ref name=GN>{{cite web |url=http://www.german-navy.de/kriegsmarine/captured/gunboats/index.html |title=Captured gunboats of the Kriegsmarine |publisher=German-Navy.de |access-date=2011-01-18}}</ref> ==Armament== [[File:HMS Vervain 4 inch Mk IX gun 1942 IWM A 10666.jpg|thumb|{{center|Typical [[BL 4-inch Mk IX naval gun|BL 4-inch Mk IX gun]] mounting, here seen on {{HMS|Vervain|K190|6}}}}]] The original Flower class were fitted with a 4-inch (102 mm) gun on the bow, depth charge racks carrying 40 charges on the stern, a minesweeping winch and a 2-pounder (40 mm) [[QF 2-pounder naval gun|pom-pom gun]] on a "bandstand" over the engine room. Due to shortages, a pair of [[Lewis gun]]s or quadruple Vickers HMG was sometimes substituted for the pom-pom, which would have left the ship very vulnerable to aircraft attack in its envisaged role of coastal convoy escort and patrol in the [[North Sea]]. The long-range endurance of the vessels, coupled with early war-time shortages of larger escort warships, saw Flowers assigned to trans-Atlantic convoy escort where ''[[Luftwaffe]]'' aircraft were rarely encountered. Vessels assigned to the [[Mediterranean Sea]] usually had more anti-aircraft guns fitted. Underwater detection capability was provided by a fixed [[Sonar|ASDIC]] dome; this was later modified to be retractable. Subsequent inventions such as the High Frequency Radio Direction Finder ([[High frequency direction finding|Huff-Duff]]) were later added, along with various [[radar]] systems (such as the [[Type 271 radar|Type 271]]), which proved particularly effective in low-visibility conditions in the North Atlantic. [[File:Mk VII depth charge.jpg|thumb|{{center|Loading a depth charge thrower on HMS ''Dianthus''}}]] The Flower class had been designed for inshore patrol and harbour anti-submarine defence and many required minor modifications when the Allied navies began to use them as trans-Atlantic convoy escorts. These small warships could be supported by any small dockyard or naval station, so many ships came to have a variety of weapons systems and design modifications depending upon when and where they were refitted; there is really no such thing as a 'standard Flower-class corvette' Several of the major changes that vessels in the class underwent are indicated below, in a typical chronological order: * Original twin mast configuration changed to single mast in front of the bridge, then moved behind the bridge for improved visibility. * Heavy minesweeping gear removed for deep-sea escort work and to improve range. * Galley relocated from the stern to midships. * Extra depth charge storage racks were fitted at the stern. Later, more depth charges stowed along walkways. * [[Hedgehog (weapon)|Hedgehog]] fitted to enable remote attacks while keeping ASDIC contact. * Surface radar fitted in a "lantern" housing on the bridge. * Forecastle lengthened to midships to provide more accommodation and better seaworthiness. Several vessels were given a "three-quarters length" extension. * Increased flare at the bow. This and the above modification created the modified Flower design for subsequent orders. * Various changes to the bridge, typically lowering and lengthening it. Enclosed compass house removed. * Extra twin Lewis guns mounted on the bridge or engine room roof. * Oerlikon 20 mm cannons fitted, usually two on the bridge wings but sometimes as many as six spread out along the engine-room roof, depending on the theatre of operations. A ship could have any mix of these, or other specialist one-off modifications. Ships allocated to other navies such as the RCN or USN usually had different armament and deck layouts. A major difference between the RN vessels and the RCN, USN, and other navies' vessels was the provision of upgraded ASDIC and radar. The RN was a world leader in developing these technologies and RN Flowers were somewhat better-equipped for remote detection of enemy submarines. A good example of this is the difficulty that RCN Flowers had in intercepting U-boats with their Canadian-designed SW1C metric radar, while the RN vessels were equipped with the technologically advanced Type 271 centimetric sets. In addition, RCN vessels were incapable of operating [[gyrocompass]]es, making ASDIC attacks more difficult. ==Operations== [[File:QF2 MkVIII CWM 2.jpg|thumb|left|QF2 Mk. VIII pom-pom gun, from HMCS ''Kamloops,'' on display in the Lebreton Gallery of the [[Canadian War Museum]] ]] Flower-class corvettes were used extensively by the RN and RCN in the [[Battle of the Atlantic]]. They also saw limited service elsewhere with the RN, as well as the USN and several Allied navies such as the Royal Netherlands Navy, the Royal Norwegian Navy, the Royal Hellenic Navy, the Free French Naval Forces, the Royal Indian Navy, and the Royal New Zealand Navy. The [[Belgian Navy]] used some of these vessels during World War II, and have continued to use Flower names for [[Tripartite-class minehunter|their minehunters]]. Most Royal Navy Flower-class ships drew their officers and crew from the [[Royal Naval Reserve]] and the [[Royal Naval Reserve|Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve]] (RNVR). Many RN Flowers had captains drawn from the [[Merchant Navy]]. Service on Flowers in the North Atlantic was typically cold, wet, monotonous and uncomfortable. Every dip of the [[forecastle]] into an oncoming wave was followed by a cascade of water into the well deck amidships.<ref name="Milner-85-p89">Milner 1985, p. 89</ref> Men at action stations were drenched with spray and water entered living spaces through hatches opened for access to ammunition magazines.<ref name="Milner-85-p89"/> Interior decks were constantly wet and condensation dripped from the overheads.<ref name="Milner-85-p89"/> The head (or sanitary toilet) was drained by a straight pipe to the ocean; and a reverse flow of the icy North Atlantic would cleanse the backside of those using it during rough weather.<ref name="Milner-85-p89"/> By 1941 corvettes carried twice as many crewmen as anticipated in the original design.<ref name="Milner-85-p89"/> Men slept on lockers or tabletops or in any dark place that offered a little warmth.<ref name="Milner-85-p89"/> The inability to store perishable food meant a reliance on preserved food such as corned-beef and powdered potato for all meals.<ref>[http://www.uboat.net/allies/warships/class.html?ID=42 "Flower Class] uboat.net</ref> The Flowers were nicknamed "the [[pekingese]] of the ocean". They had a reputation of having poor sea-handling characteristics, most often [[rolling]] in heavy seas, with 80-degree rolls, 40 degrees each side of upright, being fairly common; it was said they "would roll on wet grass".<ref>Monsarrat, N., ''H.M. corvette.'' Philadelphia, New York, J.B. Lippincott Co., 1943. OCLC 1523299</ref> Many crewmen suffered severe motion sickness for a few weeks until they acclimatised to shipboard life.<ref name = "Milner-85-p89"/> Although poor in their sea-handling characteristics, the Flowers were extremely seaworthy; no Allied sailor was ever lost overboard from a Flower during World War II, outside combat. A typical action by a Flower encountering a surfaced U-boat during convoy escort duties was to run directly at the submarine, forcing it to dive and thus limiting its speed and manoeuvrability. The corvette would then keep the submarine down and preoccupied with avoiding depth charge attacks long enough to allow the convoy to pass safely. The {{cvt|16|kn}} top speed of the Flower-class ships made effective pursuit of a surfaced U-boat [about {{cvt|17|kn}}] impossible, though it was adequate to manoeuvre around submerged U-boats or convoys, both of which ran at a typical maximum of {{cvt|8|kn}} and sometimes much less in poor weather. The low speed also made it difficult for Flowers to catch up with the convoy after action.<ref name="Brown D K, Nelson to Vanguard"/> [[File:Free French Memorial Greenock.jpg|thumb|The [[Free French Forces|Free French]] Memorial on [[Lyle Hill]] in Greenock, looking out to the west of the [[Tail of the Bank]] anchorage, has a plaque commemorating the loss of the corvettes ''Alyssa'' and ''Mimosa''.<ref name="Inverclyde Council 2017">{{cite web | title=War Memorials | website=Inverclyde Council | date=9 August 2017 | url=https://www.inverclyde.gov.uk/community-life-and-leisure/heritage/family-history/war-memorials | access-date=9 November 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109191726/https://www.inverclyde.gov.uk/community-life-and-leisure/heritage/family-history/war-memorials | archive-date=9 November 2017 | url-status=dead }}</ref>]] This technique was hampered when the ''Kriegsmarine'' began deploying its U-boats in "wolf-pack" attacks, which were intended to overwhelm the escort warships of a convoy and allow at least one of the submarines to attack the merchant vessels. Better sensors and armament for the Flowers, such as radar, [[HF/DF]], depth charge projectors and [[ASDIC]], meant these small warships were well equipped to detect and defend against such attacks but the tactical advantage often lay with the attackers, who could mount attacks intended to draw the defending Flower off-station. Success for the Flowers should be measured in terms of tonnage protected, rather than U-boats sunk. Typical reports of convoy actions by these craft include numerous instances of U-boat detection near a convoy, followed by brief engagements using guns or depth charges and a rapid return to station as another U-boat took advantage of the skirmish to attack the unguarded convoy. Continuous actions against a numerically superior U-boat pack demanded considerable seamanship skills from all concerned and were very wearing on the crews. Thirty-six ships in the class were lost during World War II, many due to enemy action, some to collision with Allied warships and merchant ships. One, sunk in shallow water, was raised and repaired. Of the vessels lost to enemy action, 22 were torpedoed by U-boats, five were [[naval mine|mined]] and four were sunk by aircraft. The Flower-class corvettes are credited with participating in the sinking of 47 German and four Italian submarines. Construction of the Flower-class was superseded toward the end of the war as larger shipyards concentrated on {{sclass2|River|frigate}}s and smaller yards on the improved {{sclass2|Castle|corvette|2}} design. The Flower class represented fully half of all Allied convoy escort vessels in the North Atlantic during World War II. ==Ships== {{main|List of Flower-class corvettes}} The following tables list all Flower-class corvettes which served in the Allied navies during [[World War II]]. ===Flower-class (original)=== ====Free French Navy==== {{main|French Flower class corvette}} {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+ Construction data for Flower-class corvettes of the Free French 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" | {{ship|FFL|Aconit|K58|2}} |[[Ailsa Shipbuilding Company|Ailsa Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.]], [[Troon]] |25 March 1940 |31 March 1941 |23 July 1941 |30 April 1947 |Formerly {{HMS|Aconite|K58|6}}. Transferred on 23 July 1941 to the Free French Navy. Returned to RN on 30 April 1947. Sold and rebuilt as buoy boat (towing vessel) ''Terje 11'' for [[United Whalers]]. 1951 converted to a [[whale catcher]]. 1960 sold and renamed ''Southern Terrier''. 1963 sold to Norway and 1967 scrapped in Belgium. |- ! scope="row" | {{ship|French corvette|Alysse|K100|2}} |[[George Brown and Company|George Brown & Co.]], [[Greenock]] |24 June 1940 |3 March 1941 |17 June 1941 |9 February 1942 |Formerly {{HMS|Alyssum|K100|6}}. Transferred on 17 June 1941 to the Free French Navy. Torpedoed and sunk on 9 February 1942 by {{GS|U-654||2}} while escorting convoy ON-60 about {{convert|420|nmi|km}} east of [[Cape Race]] at 46-00N, 44-00W. 36 crew were killed. |- ! scope="row" | {{ship|FFL|Commandant d'Estienne d'Orves|K93|2}} |[[Charles Hill & Sons|Charles Hill & Sons Ltd.]], [[Bristol]] |26 May 1941 |17 January 1942 |23 May 1942 |31 May 1947 |Formerly {{HMS|Lotus|K93|6}}. Transferred on 23 May 1942 to the Free French Navy upon completion. Returned to RN on 31 May 1947 and sold. Rebuilt as buoy boat ''Southern Lotus'' for [[Christian Salvesen]]. 1953 converted to a whale catcher. 1966 in tow from [[Melsomvik]] to [[Bruges]] for scrapping stranded near [[Hvide Sande]] on the [[Jutland]] coast. |- ! scope="row" | {{ship|FFL|Commandant Detroyat|K183|2}} |[[Hall, Russell & Company|Hall, Russell & Co.]], [[Aberdeen]] |19 September 1940 |9 June 1941 |16 September 1941 |1947 |Formerly {{HMS|Coriander|K183|6}}. Transferred on 16 September 1941 to the Free French Navy. Returned to RN in 1947. |- ! scope="row" | {{ship|FFL|Commandant Drogou|K195|2}} |[[Harland and Wolff|Harland & Wolff Ltd.]], [[Belfast]] |17 December 1940 |11 April 1941 |15 January 1942 |May 1947 |Formerly {{HMS|Chrysanthemum|K195|6}}. Transferred on 26 January 1942 to the Free French Navy. Returned to RN in May 1947 Sold and rebuilt as buoy boat ''Terje 10'' for United Whalers. 1959 sold to [[Portugal]] and renamed NRP ''Carvalho Araújo'' (A524) and used as [[survey vessel]]. 1975 to [[Angola]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{ship|FFL|La Bastiaise||2}} |[[Smiths Dock Company|Smiths Dock Co.]], South Bank-on-Tees |18 November 1939 |8 April 1940 |22 June 1940 |22 June 1940 |First and only Flower-class corvette commissioned into the French Navy before the Fall of France. Mined during sea trials off [[Hartlepool]] on day of her commissioning. |- ! scope="row" | {{ship|FFL|Lobelia|K05|2}} |[[Alexander Hall and Sons|Alexander Hall & Co.]], Aberdeen |27 June 1940 |15 February 1941 |16 July 1941 |April 1947 |Formerly {{HMS|Lobelia|K05|6}}. Transferred on 16 July 1941 to the Free French Navy. Returned to RN in April 1947. Sold and rebuilt as whale catcher ''Thorgeir'' for [[A/S Thor Dahl]]. Continuous upgrading after the catching seasons until 1955. 1955 steam machinery replaced by a [[Sulzer (manufacturer)|Sulzer]] [[Marine propulsion#Reciprocating|diesel engine]]. 1970 scrapped in Norway.<ref>[http://www.alamer.fr/index.php?NIUpage=35&Param1=436 Alamer.fr] {{in lang|fr}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | {{ship|FFL|Mimosa|K11|2}} |[[Charles Hill & Sons|Charles Hill & Sons Ltd.]], [[Bristol]] |22 April 1940 |18 January 1941 |11 May 1941 |9 June 1942 |Formerly {{HMS|Mimosa|K11|6}}. Transferred on 11 May 1941 to the Free French Navy. Torpedoed and sunk on 9 June 1942 by {{GS|U-124|1940|2}} while escorting convoy ONS 100 at 52-12N, 32-37W. 58 French and 6 British crew were killed; the French crew being largely from [[Saint Pierre and Miquelon]]. 4 survivors rescued by {{HMCS|Assiniboine|I18|6}}. |- ! scope="row" | {{ship|FFL|Renoncule|K117|2}} |[[William Simons and Company|W. Simons & Co.]], [[Renfrew]] |19 July 1940 |25 June 1941 |28 July 1941 |1947 |Formerly {{HMS|Ranunculus|K117|6}}. Transferred on 28 July 1941 to the Free French Navy. Returned to RN in 1947 and sold. Converted to buoy boat ''Southern Lily''. 1952 rebuilt as whale catcher and used in the Antarctic until 1963. 1967 scrapped in Belgium. |- ! scope="row" | {{ship|FFL|Roselys|K57|2}} |[[J. Lewis and Sons|J. Lewis & Sons Ltd.]], Aberdeen |4 November 1940 |28 May 1941 |19 September 1941 |1947 |Formerly {{HMS|Sundew|K57|6}}. Transferred on 19 September 1941 to the Free French Navy. Returned to RN in 1947. |} ====Royal Canadian Navy==== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+ Construction data for Flower-class corvettes of the Royal Canadian 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" | {{HMCS|Agassiz|K129|2}} |[[Burrard Dry Dock]] Co. Ltd., [[North Vancouver (city)]], British Columbia |29 April 1940 |15 August 1940 |23 January 1941 |14 June 1945 |Sold on 16 November 1945. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Alberni|K103|2}} |[[Canadian Yarrow]], [[Esquimalt, British Columbia]] |29 April 1940 |22 August 1940 |4 February 1941 |21 August 1944 |Torpedoed and sunk on 21 August 1944 by {{GS|U-480||2}} while escorting a convoy in the [[English Channel]] south of [[St. Catherine's Point]] at 50-18N, 00-51W. 59 crew killed and 31 rescued by RN [[Motor torpedo boat|Motor Torpedo Boat]]s. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Algoma|K127|2}} |[[Port Arthur Shipbuilding]] Co., [[Port Arthur, Ontario]] |18 June 1940 |17 December 1940 |11 July 1941 |6 July 1945 |Transferred in 1945 to [[Venezuela]] as ''Constitucion''. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Amherst|K148|2}} |[[Saint John Shipbuilding|Saint John Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.]], [[Saint John, New Brunswick]] |23 May 1940 |4 December 1940 |5 August 1941 |16 July 1945 |Wrecked in 1945 while under tow. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Arrowhead|K145|2}} |[[Marine Industries]] Ltd., [[Sorel-Tracy]], Quebec |11 April 1940 |8 August 1940 |22 November 1940 |27 June 1945 |Formerly {{HMS|Arrowhead|K145|6}}. Transferred to RCN 22 November 1940. Returned to RN 27 June 1945. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Arvida|K113|2}} |[[Morton Engineering and Dry Dock Company|Morton Engineering & Dry Dock Co.]], [[Quebec City]] |28 February 1940 |21 September 1940 |22 May 1941 |14 June 1945 |Sold in 1950 to [[Spain]] as mercantile ''La Ceie''. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Baddeck|K147|2}} |[[Davie Shipbuilding]] & Repairing Co. Ltd., [[Lauzon, Quebec]] |14 August 1940 |20 November 1940 |18 May 1941 |4 July 1945 |Sold in 1947 as mercantile ''Efthai''. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Barrie|K138|2}} |[[Collingwood Shipbuilding]] Ltd., [[Collingwood, Ontario]] |4 April 1940 |23 November 1940 |12 May 1941 |26 June 1945 |Sold in 1947 as mercantile ''Gasestado''. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Battleford|K165|2}} |[[Collingwood Shipbuilding]] Ltd., [[Collingwood, Ontario]] |30 September 1940 |15 April 1941 |31 July 1941 |18 July 1945 |Sold in 1946 to [[Venezuela]] as ''Libertad''. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Bittersweet|K182|2}} |[[Marine Industries]] Ltd., [[Sorel-Tracy]] |17 April 1940 |12 September 1940 |23 January 1941 |22 June 1945 |Formerly {{HMS|Bittersweet|K182|6}}. Transferred to RCN 23 January 1941. Returned to RN 22 June 1945. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Brandon|K149|2}} |[[Davie Shipbuilding]] & Repairing Co. Ltd., Lauzon, Quebec |10 October 1940 |29 April 1941 |22 July 1941 |22 June 1945 |Sold on 5 October 1945. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Brantford|K218|2}} |[[Midland Shipyards]] Ltd., [[Midland, Ontario]] |24 February 1941 |6 September 1941 |15 May 1942 |17 August 1945 |Converted 1950 to whale catcher ''Olympic Arrow''. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Buctouche|K179|2}} |[[Davie Shipbuilding]] & Repairing Co. Ltd., Lauzon, Quebec |14 August 1940 |20 November 1940 |5 June 1941 |15 June 1945 |Sold on 23 October 1945. Scrapped in 1949 at [[Hamilton, Ontario]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Calgary|K231|2}} |[[Marine Industries]] Ltd., [[Sorel-Tracy]] |22 March 1941 |23 August 1941 |16 December 1941 |19 June 1945 |Sold 30 August 1946. Scrapped 1951 at Hamilton, Ontario. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Camrose|K154|2}} |[[Marine Industries]] |17 February 1940 |16 November 1940 |30 June 1941 |22 July 1945 |Scrapped in Canada. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Chambly|K116|2}} |[[Canadian Vickers]] Ltd., [[Montreal]] |20 February 1940 |29 July 1940 |18 December 1940 |20 June 1945 |Sold in 1946. 1954 as Dutch whale catcher ''Sonia Vinkle'' (AM20) in service. Scrapped in October 1966 at [[Santander, Spain]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Charlottetown|1941|2}} |[[Kingston Shipbuilding]] Co. Ltd., [[Kingston, Ontario]] |7 June 1941 |10 September 1941 |13 December 1941 |11 September 1942 |Torpedoed and sunk on 11 September 1942 by U-517 off [[Cap-Chat]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Chicoutimi|K156|2}} |[[Canadian Vickers]] Ltd., [[Montreal]] |5 July 1940 |16 October 1940 |12 May 1941 |16 June 1945 |Scrapped in 1946 at Hamilton, Ontario. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Chilliwack|K131|2}} |[[Burrard Dry Dock]] Co. Ltd., [[North Vancouver (city)]] |3 July 1940 |14 September 1940 |8 April 1941 |14 July 1945 |Sold on 5 October 1945. Scrapped in 1946 at Hamilton, Ontario. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Cobalt|K124|2}} |[[Port Arthur Shipbuilding]] Co., [[Port Arthur, Ontario]] |1 April 1940 |17 August 1940 |25 November 1940 |17 June 1945 |In the [[Netherlands]] 1953 as whale catcher ''Johanna W. Vinke'' (AM5²) in service. Scrapped 15 December 1961 in [[South Africa]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Collingwood|K180|2}} |[[Collingwood Shipbuilding]] Ltd., [[Collingwood, Ontario]] |2 March 1940 |27 July 1940 |9 November 1940 |23 July 1945 |Scrapped in 1950 at Hamilton, Ontario. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Dauphin|K157|2}} |[[Canadian Vickers]] Ltd., [[Montreal]] |6 July 1940 |24 October 1940 |17 May 1941 |20 June 1945 |Sold in 1949 to [[Honduras]] as mercantile ''Cortes''. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Dawson|K104|2}} |[[Victoria Machinery Depot]] Co. Ltd., [[Victoria, British Columbia]] |7 September 1940 |8 February 1941 |6 October 1941 |19 June 1945 |Scrapped in 1946 at Hamilton, Ontario. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Drumheller|K167|2}} |[[Collingwood Shipbuilding]] Ltd., [[Collingwood, Ontario]] |4 December 1940 |5 July 1941 |13 September 1941 |11 July 1945 |Scrapped in 1949 at Hamilton, Ontario. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Dundas|K229|2}} |[[Victoria Machinery Depot]] Co. Ltd., [[Victoria, British Columbia]] |19 March 1941 |25 July 1941 |1 April 1942 |17 July 1945 |Sold on 23 October 1945. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Dunvegan|K177|2}} |[[Marine Industries]] Ltd., [[Sorel-Tracy]] |30 August 1940 |11 December 1940 |9 September 1941 |3 July 1945 |Sold in 1946 to [[Venezuela]] as ''Independencia''. Scrapped in 1953. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Edmundston|K106|2}} |[[Canadian Yarrow]], [[Esquimalt, British Columbia]] |23 August 1940 |22 February 1941 |21 October 1941 |16 June 1945 |Sold in 1948 to [[Liberia]] as mercantile ''Amapala''. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Eyebright|K150|2}} |[[Canadian Vickers]] Ltd., [[Montreal]] |20 February 1940 |22 July 1940 |26 November 1940 |17 June 1945 |Formerly {{HMS|Eyebright|K150|2}}. Transferred to RCN 26 November 1940. Returned to RN 17 June 1945. Became 1950 Dutch whale catcher ''Albert W. Vinke'' (AM2²). |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Fennel|K194|2}} |[[Marine Industries]] Ltd., [[Sorel-Tracy]] |29 March 1940 |20 August 1940 |15 May 1941 |12 June 1945 |Formerly {{HMS|Fennel|K194|6}}. Transferred to RCN 15 May 1941. Returned to RN 12 June 1945. 1948 sold to Norway and converted to buoy tender ''Milliam Khil'' by [[Howaldtswerke]], [[Kiel]], 1951 conversion to whale catcher in Kiel,1966 scrapped |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Fredericton|K245|2}} |[[Marine Industries]] Ltd., [[Sorel-Tracy]] |22 March 1941 |2 September 1941 |8 December 1941 |14 July 1945 |Sold in 1946 as mercantile ''Tra Los Montes''. Resold in 1950 as whaler ''Olympic Fighter'' and in 1956 as ''Otori Maru No. 6'' and then ''Kyo Maru No. 20''. (Note : the register may actually have mistook it with HMCS ''Saskatoon''.) |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Galt|K163|2}} |[[Collingwood Shipbuilding]] Ltd., [[Collingwood, Ontario]] |27 May 1940 |28 December 1940 |15 May 1941 |21 June 1945 |Sold on 5 October 1945. Scrapped in 1946 at Hamilton, Ontario. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Halifax|K237|2}} |[[Collingwood Shipbuilding]] Ltd., [[Collingwood, Ontario]] |26 April 1941 |4 October 1941 |26 November 1941 |12 July 1945 |Sold in 1945 as mercantile ''Halifax''. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Hepatica|K159|2}} |[[Davie Shipbuilding]] & Repairing Co. Ltd., Lauzon, Quebec |24 February 1940 |6 July 1940 |15 May 1941 |27 June 1945 |Formerly {{HMS|Hepatica|K159|6}}. Transferred to RCN 15 May 1941. Returned to RN 27 June 1945. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Kamloops|K176|2}} |[[Victoria Machinery Depot]] Co. Ltd., [[Victoria, British Columbia]] |29 April 1940 |7 August 1940 |17 March 1941 |27 June 1945 |Sold on 19 October 1945. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Kamsack|K171|2}} |[[Port Arthur Shipbuilding]] Co., [[Port Arthur, Ontario]] |20 November 1940 |5 May 1941 |4 October 1941 |22 July 1945 |Sold in 1945 to [[Venezuela]] as ''Carabobo''. Lost in December 1945. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Kenogami|K125|2}} |[[Port Arthur Shipbuilding]] Co., [[Port Arthur, Ontario]] |20 April 1940 |5 September 1940 |29 June 1941 |9 July 1945 |Scrapped in January 1950 in Canada. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Kitchener|K225|2}} |[[G T Davie]], Lauzon, Quebec |28 February 1941 |18 November 1941 |28 June 1942 |11 July 1945 |Formerly {{HMCS|Vancouver|K22|2}}. Scrapped in September 1949 in Canada. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|La Malbaie|K273|2}} |[[Marine Industries]] Ltd., [[Sorel-Tracy]] |22 March 1941 |25 October 1941 |28 April 1942 |28 June 1945 |Formerly {{HMCS|Fort William|K236|2}}. Sold on 17 October 1945. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Lethbridge|K160|2}} |[[Canadian Vickers]] Ltd., [[Montreal]] |5 August 1940 |21 November 1940 |25 June 1941 |23 July 1945 |1955 in service as Dutch whale catcher ''Nicolaas W. Vinke'' (AM22). Scrapped in September 1966 at [[Santander, Spain]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Levis|K115|2}} |[[G T Davie]], Lauzon, Quebec |11 March 1940 |4 September 1940 |16 May 1941 |19 September 1941 |Torpedoed and sunk 19 September 1941 by {{GS|U-74|1940|2}} while escorting convoy SC 44 east of [[Cape Farewell, Greenland|Cape Farewell]] at 60-07N, 38-37W. 18 crew killed and 91 rescued. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Louisburg|K143|2}} |[[Morton Engineering and Dry Dock Company|Morton Engineering & Dry Dock Co.]], [[Quebec City]] |4 October 1940 |27 May 1941 |2 October 1941 |6 February 1943 |Bombed and torpedoed on 6 February 1943 by ''Luftwaffe'' aircraft while escorting convoy KMF-8 off [[Cape Tenes]] in [[Mediterranean Sea]] at 36-15N, 00-15E. 59 crew killed, 50 rescued. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Lunenburg|K151|2}} |[[G T Davie]], Lauzon, Quebec |28 September 1940 |10 July 1941 |4 December 1941 |23 July 1945 |Scrapped in June 1946 in Canada. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Matapedia|K112|2}} |[[Morton Engineering and Dry Dock Company|Morton Engineering & Dry Dock Co.]], [[Quebec City]] |2 February 1940 |14 September 1940 |9 May 1941 |16 June 1945 |Scrapped in December 1950 in Canada. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Mayflower|K191|2}} |[[Canadian Vickers]] Ltd., [[Montreal]] |20 February 1940 |3 July 1940 |15 May 1941 |31 May 1945 |Formerly HMS ''Mayflower''. Transferred to RCN 15 May 1941. Returned to RN 31 May 1945. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Midland|K220|2}} |[[Midland Shipyards]] Ltd., [[Midland, Ontario]] |24 February 1941 |25 June 1941 |17 November 1941 |15 July 1945 |Sold on 19 November 1945. Scrapped in 1946 at [[Fort William, Ontario]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Moncton|K139|2}} |[[Saint John Shipbuilding|Saint John Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.]], [[Saint John, New Brunswick]] |17 December 1940 |11 August 1941 |24 April 1942 |12 December 1945 |Sold in 1955 to the [[Netherlands]] as whale catcher ''Willem Vinke'' (AM21). Scrapped in 1966 at [[Santander, Spain]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Moose Jaw|K164|2}} |[[Collingwood Shipbuilding]] Ltd., [[Collingwood, Ontario]] |12 August 1940 |9 April 1941 |19 June 1941 |8 July 1945 |Scrapped in September 1949 in Canada. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Morden|K170|2}} |[[Port Arthur Shipbuilding]] Co., [[Port Arthur, Ontario]] |25 October 1940 |5 May 1941 |6 September 1941 |29 June 1945 |Scrapped in November 1946 in Canada. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Nanaimo|K101|2}} |[[Canadian Yarrow]], [[Esquimalt, British Columbia]] |27 April 1940 |28 October 1940 |26 April 1941 |28 September 1945 |Sold in 1952 to the [[Netherlands]], became whale catcher ''René W. Vinke'' (AM 7²). |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Napanee|K118|2}} |[[Kingston Shipbuilding]] Co. Ltd., [[Kingston, Ontario]] |20 March 1940 |31 August 1940 |12 May 1941 |12 July 1945 |Scrapped in June 1946 in Canada. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|New Westminster|K228|2}} |[[Victoria Machinery Depot]] Co. Ltd., [[Victoria, British Columbia]] |4 February 1941 |14 May 1941 |31 January 1942 |21 June 1945 |Sold in 1950 as mercantile ''Elisa''. Resold in 1952 as mercantile ''Portoviejo'' and in 1954 as mercantile ''Azura''. Scrapped in 1966 at [[Tampa, Florida]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Oakville|K178|2}} |[[Port Arthur Shipbuilding]] Co., [[Port Arthur, Ontario]] |21 December 1940 |21 June 1941 |18 November 1941 |20 July 1945 |Sold in 1946 to [[Venezuela]] as ''Patria''. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Orillia|K119|2}} |[[Collingwood Shipbuilding]] Ltd., [[Collingwood, Ontario]] |4 March 1940 |15 September 1940 |25 November 1940 |2 July 1945 |Scrapped in January 1951 in Canada. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Pictou|K146|2}} |[[Davie Shipbuilding]] & Repairing Co. Ltd., Lauzon, Quebec |12 July 1940 |5 October 1940 |29 April 1941 |12 July 1945 | 1950 converted to whale catcher ''Olympic Chaser''. Resold in 1956 as ''Otori Maru No. 7''. Converted in 1963 to a barge. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Port Arthur|K233|2}} |[[Port Arthur Shipbuilding]] Co., [[Port Arthur, Ontario]] |28 April 1941 |18 September 1941 |26 May 1942 |11 July 1945 |Sold on 23 October 1945. Scrapped in 1948 at Hamilton, Ontario. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Prescott|K161|2}} |[[Kingston Shipbuilding]] Co. Ltd., [[Kingston, Ontario]] |31 August 1940 |7 January 1941 |26 June 1941 |20 July 1945 | |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Quesnel|K133|2}} |[[Victoria Machinery Depot|Victoria Machinery Depot Co. Ltd.]], [[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria]] |9 May 1940 |12 November 1940 |23 May 1941 |3 July 1945 |Sold on 5 October 1945. Scrapped in 1946 at Hamilton, Ontario. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Regina|K234|2}} |[[Marine Industries]] Ltd., [[Sorel-Tracy]] |22 March 1941 |14 October 1941 |22 January 1942 |8 August 1944 |Torpedoed and sunk on 8 August 1944 by {{GS|U-667||2}} off [[Trevose Head]] at 50-42N, 05-03W. 30 crew were killed. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Rimouski|K121|2}} |[[Davie Shipbuilding]] & Repairing Co. Ltd., Lauzon, Quebec |12 July 1940 |3 October 1940 |26 April 1941 |24 July 1945 |Scrapped in December 1950 in Canada. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Rosthern|K169|2}} |[[Port Arthur Shipbuilding]] Co., [[Port Arthur, Ontario]] |18 June 1940 |30 November 1940 |17 June 1941 |19 July 1945 |Scrapped in June 1946 in Canada. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Sackville|K181|2}} |[[Saint John Shipbuilding|Saint John Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.]], [[Saint John, New Brunswick]] |28 May 1940 |15 May 1941 |30 December 1941 |8 April 1946 |Transferred in 1953 to [[Fisheries and Oceans Canada|Department of Fisheries]] as research ship ''Sackville''. Acquired in 1982 by the Canadian Naval Corvette Trust and restored to 1944 configuration. Now a [[museum ship]] at the [[Maritime Museum of the Atlantic]] in [[City of Halifax|Halifax]], operated by the Canadian Naval Memorial Trust. ''Sackville'' is the last remaining Flower-class corvette. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Saskatoon|K158|2}} |[[Canadian Vickers]] Ltd., [[Montreal]] |9 August 1940 |7 November 1940 |9 June 1941 |25 June 1945 |Sold in 1948 as whaling ship ''Tra los Montes''. Resold in 1950 as mercantile ''Olympic Fighter'', in 1956 as ''Otori Maru No. 6'', and in 1961 as ''Kyo Maru No. 20'' (Note : the register may actually have mistook it with HMCS ''Fredericton''.) |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Shawinigan|K136|2}} |[[G T Davie]], Lauzon, Quebec |4 June 1940 |16 May 1941 |19 September 1941 |25 November 1944 |Torpedoed and sunk with all hands 25 November 1944 by {{GS|U-1228||2}} in the [[Cabot Strait]] at 47-34N, 59-11W. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Shediac|K110|2}} |[[Davie Shipbuilding]] & Repairing Co. Ltd., Lauzon, Quebec |5 October 1940 |29 April 1941 |8 July 1941 |28 August 1945 |Sold in 1952 to the [[Netherlands]], conversion to whale catcher ''Jooske W. Vinke'' (AM19). Scrapped in 1966 at [[Santander, Spain]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Sherbrooke|K152|2}} |[[Marine Industries]] Ltd., [[Sorel-Tracy]] |5 August 1940 |25 October 1940 |5 June 1941 |28 June 1945 |Scrapped in May 1947 in Canada. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Snowberry|K166|2}} |[[Davie Shipbuilding]] & Repairing Co. Ltd., Lauzon, Quebec |24 February 1940 |8 August 1940 |26 November 1940 |8 June 1945 |Formerly {{HMS|Snowberry|K166|6}}. Transferred to RCN on 26 November 1940. Returned to RN on 8 June 1945. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Sorel|K153|2}} |[[Marine Industries]] Ltd., [[Sorel-Tracy]] |24 August 1940 |16 November 1940 |19 August 1941 |22 June 1945 |Sold on 16 November 1945. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Spikenard|K198|2}} |[[Davie Shipbuilding]] & Repairing Co. Ltd., Lauzon, Quebec |24 February 1940 |10 August 1940 |15 May 1941 |11 February 1942 |Formerly {{HMS|Spikenard|K198|6}}. Transferred to RCN 15 May 1941. Torpedoed and sunk on 11 February 1942 by {{GS|U-136|1941|2}} while escorting convoy SC 67 west of [[Malin Head]] at 56-10N, 21-07W. 8 crew survived. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Sudbury|K162|2}} |[[Kingston Shipbuilding]] Co. Ltd., [[Kingston, Ontario]] |25 January 1941 |31 May 1941 |15 October 1941 |28 August 1945 |Sold in 1949 as mercantile as deep sea salvage tug ''Sudbury''. Scrapped 1967. Refer to the book ''High Seas, High Risk: The Story of the Sudburys'' by Pat Norris for details of her career as a salvage tug. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Summerside|K141|2}} |[[Morton Engineering and Dry Dock Company|Morton Engineering & Dry Dock Co.]], [[Quebec City]] |4 October 1940 |7 May 1941 |11 September 1941 |6 July 1945 |Scrapped in June 1946 in Canada. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|The Pas|K168|2}} |[[Collingwood Shipbuilding]] Ltd., [[Collingwood, Ontario]] |7 January 1941 |16 August 1941 |21 October 1941 |24 July 1945 |Sold on 16 September 1945. Scrapped 1946 at Hamilton, Ontario. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Timmins|K223|2}} |[[Canadian Yarrow]], [[Esquimalt, British Columbia]] |14 December 1940 |26 June 1941 |10 February 1942 |15 July 1945 |Sold in 1948 as mercantile ''Guayaquil''. Lost on 3 August 1960. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Trail|K174|2}} |[[Burrard Dry Dock]] Co. Ltd., [[North Vancouver (city)]] |20 July 1940 |16 October 1940 |30 April 1941 |17 July 1945 |Scrapped in August 1950 in Canada. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Trillium|K172|2}} |[[Canadian Vickers]] Ltd., [[Montreal]] |20 February 1940 |26 June 1940 |31 October 1940 |27 June 1945 |Formerly {{HMS|Trillium|K172|6}}. Transferred to RCN 31 October 1940. Returned to RN 27 June 1945. Converted 1950 to whale catcher ''Olympic Runner'', 1956 resold as ''Otori Maru No. 10'', then ''Kyo Maru No. 16'' |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Vancouver|K240|2}} |[[Canadian Yarrow]], [[Esquimalt, British Columbia]] |16 June 1941 |26 August 1941 |20 March 1942 |26 June 1945 |Formerly {{HMCS|Kitchener|K240|6}}. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Ville de Quebec|K242|2}} |[[Morton Engineering and Dry Dock Company|Morton Engineering & Dry Dock Co.]], [[Quebec City]] |7 June 1941 |12 November 1941 |24 May 1942 |6 July 1945 |Sold in 1946 as mercantile ''Dispina''. Resold in 1947 as mercantile ''Dorothea Paxos'', in 1948 as ''Tanya'', and in 1949 as ''Medex''. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Wetaskiwin|K175|2}} |[[Burrard Dry Dock]] Co. Ltd., [[North Vancouver (city)|North Vancouver]] |11 April 1940 |18 July 1940 |17 December 1940 |19 June 1945 |Formerly {{HMCS|Banff|K175|6}}. Sold in 1946 to [[Venezuela]] as ''Victoria''. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Weyburn|K173|2}} |[[Port Arthur Shipbuilding]] Co., [[Port Arthur, Ontario]] |21 December 1940 |26 July 1941 |26 November 1941 |22 February 1943 |Mined on 22 February 1943 off [[Cape Espartel]] at 36-46N, 06-02W. 7 crew were killed. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Windflower|K155|2}} |[[Davie Shipbuilding]] & Repairing Co. Ltd., Lauzon, Quebec |25 February 1940 |4 July 1940 |15 May 1941 |7 December 1941 |Formerly {{HMS|Windflower|K155|6}}. Transferred to RCN 15 May 1941. Sunk 7 December 1941 while escorting convoy SC 58 after collision with freighter ''Zypenberg'' in dense fog on the [[Grand Banks of Newfoundland|Grand Banks]] at 46-19N, 49-30W. 23 crew were lost. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Woodstock|K238|2}} |[[Collingwood Shipbuilding]] Ltd., [[Collingwood, Ontario]] |23 May 1941 |10 December 1941 |1 May 1942 |27 January 1945 |Converted 1951 to whale catcher ''Olympic Winner''. Resold in 1956 as ''Otori Maru 20'' and in 1957 as ''Akitsu Maru''. Scrapped in 1975 at [[Etajima, Japan|Etajima]]. |} ====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. |} ====South African Navy==== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+ Construction data for Flower-class corvettes of the South African 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" | {{ship|HMSAS|Protea|1947|2}} |[[Charles Hill & Sons]] Ltd., [[Bristol]] |28 October 1940 |26 July 1941 |4 October 1947 | |Formerly {{HMS|Rockrose|K51|2}}. Transferred on 4 October 1947 to the [[South African Navy]]. Converted to a survey vessel. Scrapped in 1967. |} ====Royal Netherlands Navy==== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+ Construction data for Flower-class corvettes of the Royal Netherlands 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" | {{ship|HMNS|Friso|K00|2}} |[[Grangemouth Dry Dock]] Co., [[Grangemouth]] |31 October 1939 |8 July 1940 |26 March 1943 |4 October 1944 |Formerly {{HMS|Carnation|K00|2}}. Transferred on 26 March 1943 to the [[Royal Netherlands Navy]]. Returned to RN on 4 October 1944. |} ====Royal Norwegian Navy==== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+ Construction data for Flower-class corvettes of the Royal Norwegian 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" | {{ship|HNoMS|Andenes|K01|2}} |[[Ailsa Shipbuilding Company|Ailsa Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.]], [[Troon]] |21 December 1939 |26 May 1941 |1 October 1941 |1956 |Formerly {{HMS|Acanthus|K01|6}}. Transferred to the [[Royal Norwegian Navy]] on 1 October 1941. Bought by Norway in 1946 as a fishery protection ship. Reclassified in 1950 as a [[frigate]] with pennant number F307. Sold in 1956 as whale catcher ''Colin Frye''. Resold in 1957 as ''Toshi Maru No. 2''. Scrapped in 1970 in [[Japan]]. |- ! scope="row" | ''Buttercup'' |[[Harland and Wolff|Harland & Wolff Ltd.]], [[Belfast]] |17 December 1940 |10 April 1941 |20 December 1944 |November 1957 |Formerly {{HMS|Buttercup|K193|6}}. Transferred to the Royal Norwegian Navy on 20 December 1944. Bought by Norway in 1946 as fishery protection ship ''Nordkyn''. Sold in November 1957 as whaling ship ''Thoris''. Scrapped in June 1969. |- ! scope="row" | {{ship|HNoMS|Eglantine|K197|2}} |[[Harland and Wolff|Harland & Wolff Ltd.]], [[Belfast]] |16 January 1941 |11 June 1941 |29 August 1941 |August 1956 |Formerly {{HMS|Eglantine|K197|6}}. Transferred to the Royal Norwegian Navy on 29 August 1941. Bought by Norway in 1946 as fishery protection ship {{ship|HNoMS|Soroy||2}}. Sold in August 1956 and converted to diesel-engined whale catcher ''Thorglimt''. Scrapped in June 1969 at [[Grimstad]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{ship|HNoMS|Montbretia|K208|2}} |[[Fleming and Ferguson|Fleming & Ferguson Ltd.]], [[Paisley, Renfrewshire|Paisley]] |16 November 1940 |27 May 1941 |29 September 1941 |18 November 1942 |Formerly {{HMS|Montbretia|K208|6}}. Transferred to the Royal Norwegian Navy on 29 September 1941. Torpedoed and sunk by {{GS|U-262||2}} on 18 November 1942 at 53-37N, 38-15W. 48 crew killed, 23 survivors were rescued by {{ship|HNoMS|Potentilla|K214|2}}. |- ! scope="row" | {{ship|HNoMS|Potentilla|K214|2}} |[[William Simons and Company|W. Simons & Co.]], [[Renfrew]] |28 February 1941 |18 December 1941 |16 January 1942 |13 March 1944 |Formerly {{HMS|Potentilla|K214|6}}. Transferred to the Royal Norwegian Navy on 16 January 1942. Returned to RN on 13 March 1944. |- ! scope="row" | {{ship|HNoMS|Rose|K102|2}} |[[William Simons and Company|W. Simons & Co.]], [[Renfrew]] |3 September 1940 |22 September 1941 |31 October 1941 |26 October 1944 |Formerly {{HMS|Rose|K102|6}}. Transferred to the Royal Norwegian Navy on 26 October 1941 and commissioned on 31 October 1941. Rammed and sunk on 26 October 1944 by {{HMS|Manners|K568|2}} at 45-50N, 40-15W. 3 crew were killed. |} ====Royal Hellenic Navy==== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+ Construction data for Flower-class corvettes of the Royal Hellenic 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 Hyacinth (K84)|''Apostolis'']] |[[Harland and Wolff|Harland & Wolff Ltd.]], [[Belfast]] |20 April 1940 |19 August 1940 |24 October 1943 |1952 |Formerly {{HMS|Hyacinth|K84|6}}. Transferred to the [[Hellenic Navy|Royal Hellenic Navy]] on 24 October 1943. Returned to RN in 1952. |- ! scope="row" | [[Greek corvette Kriezis|''Kriezis'']] |[[A. & J. Inglis|A. & J. Inglis Ltd.]], [[Glasgow]] |19 September 1939 |23 April 1940 |10 November 1943 |1 June 1952 |Formerly {{HMS|Coreopsis|K32|6}}. Transferred to the Royal Hellenic Navy on 10 November 1943. Returned to RN on 1 June 1952. |- ! scope="row" | [[HMS Peony (K40)|''Sachtouris'']] |[[Harland and Wolff|Harland & Wolff Ltd.]], [[Belfast]] |24 February 1940 |4 June 1940 |1943 |1951 |Formerly {{HMS|Peony|K40|6}}. Transferred to the Royal Hellenic Navy in 1943. Returned to RN in September 1951. |- ! scope="row" | [[Greek corvette Tombazis|''Tombazis'']] |[[Fleming and Ferguson|Fleming & Ferguson Ltd.]], [[Paisley, Renfrewshire|Paisley]] |10 February 1941 |28 July 1941 |November 1943 | |Formerly {{HMS|Tamarisk|K216|6}}. Transferred to the Royal Hellenic Navy in November 1943. Returned to RN in 1952. |} ====United States Navy==== {{main|American Flower-class corvette}} {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+ Construction data for Flower-class corvettes of the United States 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" | {{USS|Courage|PG-70|2}} |[[Harland and Wolff|Harland & Wolff Ltd.]], [[Belfast]] |14 November 1939 |20 April 1940 |3 April 1942 |22 August 1945 |Formerly {{HMS|Heartsease|K15|6}}. Transferred to USN on 3 April 1942. Returned to RN on 23 August 1945. |- ! scope="row" | {{USS|Fury|PG-69|2}} |[[Fleming and Ferguson|Fleming & Ferguson Ltd.]], [[Paisley, Renfrewshire|Paisley]] |26 March 1940 |5 September 1940 |17 March 1942 |22 August 1945 |Formerly {{HMS|Larkspur|K82|6}}. Transferred to USN on 17 March 1942. Returned to RN on 22 August 1945. |- ! scope="row" | {{USS|Impulse|PG-68|2}} |[[Cook, Welton & Gemmell]], [[Beverley]] |13 March 1940 |18 September 1940 |10 March 1942 |22 August 1945 |Formerly {{HMS|Begonia|K66|6}}. Transferred to USN on 10 March 1942. Returned to RN on 22 August 1945. |- ! scope="row" | {{USS|Ready|PG 67|2}} |[[Harland and Wolff|Harland & Wolff Ltd.]], [[Belfast]] |30 October 1939 |21 March 1940 |12 March 1942 |23 August 1945 |Formerly {{HMS|Calendula|K28|6}}. Transferred to USN on 12 March 1942. Returned to RN on 23 August 1945. |- ! scope="row" | {{USS|Restless|PG-66|2}} |[[Harland and Wolff|Harland & Wolff Ltd.]], [[Belfast]] |30 October 1939 |24 February 1940 |15 March 1942 |20 August 1945 |Formerly {{HMS|Periwinkle|K55|6}}. Transferred to USN on 15 March 1942. Returned to RN on 26 August 1945. |- ! scope="row" | {{USS|Saucy|PG-65|2}} |[[Harland and Wolff|Harland & Wolff Ltd.]], [[Belfast]] |30 October 1939 |14 February 1940 |30 April 1942 |20 August 1945 |Formerly {{HMS|Arabis|K73|6}}. Transferred to USN on 30 April 1942. Returned to RN on 26 August 1945. |- ! scope="row" | {{USS|Spry|PG-64|2}} |[[Harland and Wolff|Harland & Wolff Ltd.]], [[Belfast]] |14 November 1939 |6 April 1940 |2 May 1942 |20 August 1945 |Formerly {{HMS|Hibiscus|K24|6}}. Transferred to the USN on 2 May 1942. Returned to RN on 26 August 1945. |- ! scope="row" | {{USS|Surprise|PG-63|2}} |[[John Crown and Sons|John Crown & Sons Ltd.]], [[Sunderland, Tyne and Wear|Sunderland]] |23 October 1939 |5 June 1940 |24 March 1942 |20 August 1945 |Formerly {{HMS|Heliotrope|K03|6}}. Transferred to USN on 24 March 1942. Returned to RN on 26 August 1945. |- ! scope="row" | {{USS|Temptress|PG-62|2}} |[[Smiths Dock Company|Smiths Dock Co.]], South Bank-on-Tees |9 July 1940 |17 October 1940 |21 March 1942 |20 August 1945 |Formerly {{HMS|Veronica|K37|6}}. Transferred to USN on 16 February 1942. Returned to RN on 26 August 1945. |- ! scope="row" | {{USS|Tenacity|PG-71|2}} |[[Grangemouth Dry Dock|Grangemouth Dry Dock Co.]], [[Grangemouth]] |31 October 1939 |8 July 1940 |11 June 1942 |22 August 1945 |Formerly {{HMS|Candytuft|K09|6}}. Transferred to USN on 4 March 1942. Returned to RN on 26 August 1945. |} ===Flower-class (modified)=== ====Royal Canadian Navy==== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+ Construction data for modified Flower-class corvettes of the Royal Canadian 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" | {{HMCS|Asbestos|K358|2}} |[[Morton Engineering and Dry Dock Company|Morton Engineering & Dry Dock Co.]], [[Quebec City]] |20 July 1943 |22 November 1943 |16 June 1944 |8 July 1945 |Scrapped in March 1949 at [[New Orleans]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Atholl|K15|2}} |Morton Engineering & Dry Dock Co., Quebec City |15 August 1942 |4 April 1943 |14 October 1943 |17 July 1945 |Scrapped in October 1952 in Canada. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Beauharnois|K540|2}} |Morton Engineering & Dry Dock Co., Quebec City |8 November 1943 |11 May 1944 |25 September 1944 |12 July 1945 |Sold in 1946 to the [[Aliyah Bet|"Mossad Le'Aliya bet"]] in Quebec (The Institute for Immigration B) as a passenger vessel ''Yoashia Wegwood''.<ref name="Greenfield, Murray S. 2010, pp.55-56">Greenfield, Murray S. & Hochstein, Joseph M., ''Jews' Secret Fleet'', Gefen Publishing House, Jerusalem, 2010, pp. 55–56</ref> Transferred to Israel in 1948 as corvette ''HaShomer''. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Belleville|K332|2}} |[[Kingston Shipbuilding]] Co. Ltd., [[Kingston, Ontario]] |21 January 1944 |17 June 1944 |19 October 1944 |5 July 1945 |Sold in 1947 to the [[Dominican Republic]] as ''Juan Bautista Cambiaso''. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Brampton||2}} | | | | | |Cancelled in December 1943. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Charlottetown|1941|2}} |[[Kingston Shipbuilding]] Co. Ltd., [[Kingston, Ontario]] |7 June 1941 |10 September 1941 |13 December 1941 |11 September 1942 |Torpedoed and sunk on 11 September 1942 by {{GS|U-517||2}} while escorting convoy SQ-30 in the [[Saint Lawrence River]] north of [[Cap-Chat, Quebec|Cap-Chat]] at 49-10N, 66-50W. 9 crew killed. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Cobourg|K333|2}} |[[Midland Shipyards]] Ltd., [[Midland, Ontario]] |25 November 1942 |14 July 1943 |11 May 1944 |15 June 1945 |Sold in 1947 as mercantile ''Camco''. Resold in 1956 to [[Panama]] as mercantile ''Puerto del Sol''. Burned and sunk in 1971. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Fergus|K686|2}} |[[Collingwood Shipbuilding]] Ltd., [[Collingwood, Ontario]] |10 December 1943 |30 August 1944 |18 November 1944 |14 July 1945 |Sold in 1945 as mercantile ''Camco II''. Resold in 1948 as ''Hartcourt Kent''. Wrecked in 1949. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Forrest Hill|K486|2}} |[[Ferguson Shipbuilders|Ferguson Bros. (Port Glasgow) Ltd.]], [[Port Glasgow]] |5 February 1943 |30 August 1943 |1 December 1943 |9 July 1945 |Formerly {{HMS|Ceanothos|K486|2}}. Transferred to RCN before completion. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Frontenac|K335|2}} |[[Kingston Shipbuilding]] Co. Ltd., [[Kingston, Ontario]] |19 February 1943 |2 June 1943 |26 October 1943 |22 July 1945 |Sold in October 1945 to United Ship Corporation. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Giffard|K402|2}} |[[Alexander Hall and Sons|Alexander Hall & Co.]], [[Aberdeen]] |30 November 1942 |19 June 1943 |10 November 1943 |5 July 1945 |Formerly {{HMS|Buddleia|K402|2}}. Scrapped in October 1952 in Canada. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Guelph|K687|2}} |[[Collingwood Shipbuilding]] Ltd., [[Collingwood, Ontario]] |29 May 1943 |20 December 1943 |9 May 1944 |27 June 1945 |Sold in 1945 to Panama as mercantile ''Guelph'' (name not changed). Resold in 1956 as ''Burfin''. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Hawkesbury|K415|2}} |[[Morton Engineering and Dry Dock Company|Morton Engineering & Dry Dock Co.]], [[Quebec City]] |20 July 1943 |16 November 1943 |14 June 1944 |10 July 1945 |Sold in 1950 to [[Cambodia]] as ''Campuchea''. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Ingersoll|K336|2}} | | | | | |Cancelled in December 1943. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Lachute|K440|2}} |[[Morton Engineering and Dry Dock Company|Morton Engineering & Dry Dock Co.]], [[Quebec City]] |24 November 1943 |9 June 1944 |26 October 1944 |10 July 1945 |Sold in 1947 to the [[Dominican Republic]] and renamed ''Cristobal Colon''. Wrecked by [[Hurricane David]] on 30 August 1979.<ref name="seawaves">{{cite web | url = http://www.seawaves.com/newsletters/TDIH/august/30Aug.txt | work = Seawaves | title = Today in History August 30, 2007 | access-date = 2008-06-10 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071027055625/http://www.seawaves.com/newsletters/TDIH/august/30Aug.txt | archive-date = 27 October 2007}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Lindsay|K338|2}} |[[Midland Shipyards]] Ltd., [[Midland, Ontario]] |30 September 1942 |4 June 1943 |15 November 1943 |18 July 1945 |Sold in 1946 as mercantile ''North Shore''. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Listowel|K439|2}} | | | | | |Cancelled in December 1943. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Long Branch|K487|2}} |[[A. & J. Inglis|A. & J. Inglis Ltd.]], [[Glasgow]] |27 February 1943 |28 September 1943 |5 January 1944 |17 June 1945 |Formerly {{HMS|Candytuft|K487|2}}. Sold in 1947 as mercantile ''Rexton Kent II''. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Louisburg|K401|2}} |[[Morton Engineering and Dry Dock Company|Morton Engineering & Dry Dock Co.]], [[Quebec City]] |11 January 1943 |13 July 1943 |13 December 1943 |25 June 1945 |Sold in 1947 to the [[Dominican Republic]] and renamed ''Juan Alejandro Acosta''. Wrecked by [[Hurricane David]] on 30 August 1979.<ref name="seawaves"/> |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Meaford||2}} | | | | | |Cancelled in December 1943. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Merrittonia|K688|2}} |[[Morton Engineering and Dry Dock Company|Morton Engineering & Dry Dock Co.]], [[Quebec City]] |23 November 1943 |24 June 1944 |10 November 1944 |11 July 1945 |Formerly {{HMCS|Pointe Claire|K688|2}}. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Mimico|K485|2}} |[[John Crown and Sons|John Crown & Sons Ltd.]], [[Sunderland, Tyne and Wear|Sunderland]] |22 February 1943 |11 October 1943 |8 February 1944 |18 July 1945 |Formerly {{HMS|Bullrush|K485|2}}. Sold to [[Honduras]] and converted 1950 in Germany to whale catcher ''Olympic Victor''. Resold in 1956 to [[Japan]] as ''Otori Maru No. 12'' and in 1962 as ''Kyo Maru No. 25''. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Norsyd|K520|2}} |[[Morton Engineering and Dry Dock Company|Morton Engineering & Dry Dock Co.]], [[Quebec City]] |14 January 1943 |31 July 1943 |22 December 1943 |25 June 1945 |Sold in 1946 to [[Yugoslavia]] as mercantile ''Balboa'' under Panamanian flag. Resold to the [[Aliyah Bet|"Mossad Le'Aliya bet"]] (The Institute for Immigration B) while still in Quebec as a passenger vessel ''Hagana''.<ref name="Greenfield, Murray S. 2010, pp.55-56"/> Transferred to Israel in 1948 as corvette ''Hagana''. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|North Bay|K339|2}} |[[Collingwood Shipbuilding]] Ltd., [[Collingwood, Ontario]] |29 September 1942 |27 April 1943 |25 October 1943 |5 June 1945 |Sold in 1946 as mercantile ''Kent County II''. Resold in 1950 as ''Galloway Kent'' and in 1951 as ''Bedford II''. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Owen Sound|K340|2}} |[[Collingwood Shipbuilding]] Ltd., [[Collingwood, Ontario]] |11 November 1942 |15 June 1943 |17 November 1943 |19 July 1945 |Sold in 1945 to [[Greece]] as ''Cadio''. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Parry Sound|K341|2}} |[[Marine Industries|Marine Industries Ltd.]], [[Sorel-Tracy, Quebec]] |11 June 1943 |13 November 1943 |30 August 1944 |10 July 1945 |Sold in 1950 to [[Honduras]], converted to whale catcher ''Olympic Champion''. Resold in 1956 to [[Japan]] as ''Otori Maru No. 15'', 1961 renamed ''Kyo Maru No. 22''. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Peterborough|K342|2}} |[[Kingston Shipbuilding]] Co. Ltd., [[Kingston, Ontario]] |14 September 1943 |15 January 1944 |1 June 1944 |19 July 1945 |Sold in 1947 to the [[Dominican Republic]] as ''Gerardo Jansen''. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Renfrew|K452|2}} | | | | | |Cancelled in December 1943. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Riviere du Loup|K357|2}} |[[Morton Engineering and Dry Dock Company|Morton Engineering & Dry Dock Co.]], [[Quebec City]] |5 January 1943 |2 July 1943 |21 November 1943 |2 July 1945 |Sold in 1947 to the [[Dominican Republic]] as ''Juan Bautista Maggiolo''. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Smiths Falls|K345|2}} |[[Kingston Shipbuilding]] Co. Ltd., [[Kingston, Ontario]] |21 January 1944 |19 August 1944 |28 November 1944 |8 July 1945 |Sold in 1950 to [[Honduras]], converted to whale catcher ''Olympic Lightning''. Resold in 1956 to [[Japan]] as ''Otori Maru No. 16'', 1961 renamed ''Kyo Maru No. 23''. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|St. Lambert|K343|2}} |[[Morton Engineering and Dry Dock Company|Morton Engineering & Dry Dock Co.]], [[Quebec City]] |8 July 1943 |6 November 1943 |27 May 1944 |20 July 1945 |Sold in 1946 to [[Panama]] as ''Chrysi Hondroulis''. Resold in 1955 to [[Greece]] as ''Loula''. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Stellarton|K457|2}} |[[Morton Engineering and Dry Dock Company|Morton Engineering & Dry Dock Co.]], [[Quebec City]] |16 November 1943 |27 April 1944 |29 September 1944 |1 July 1945 |Sold in 1946 to [[Chile]] as ''Casma''. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Strathroy|K455|2}} |[[Marine Industries|Marine Industries Ltd.]], [[Sorel-Tracy, Quebec]] |18 November 1943 |15 June 1944 |20 November 1944 |12 July 1945 |Sold in 1946 to [[Chile]] as ''Chipana''. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Thorlock|K394|2}} |[[Marine Industries|Marine Industries Ltd.]], [[Sorel-Tracy, Quebec]] |25 September 1943 |15 May 1944 |13 November 1944 |15 July 1945 |Sold in 1946 to [[Chile]] as ''Papudo''. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Trentonian|K368|2}} |[[Kingston Shipbuilding]] Co. Ltd., [[Kingston, Ontario]] |19 February 1943 |1 September 1943 |1 December 1943 |22 February 1945 |Torpedoed and sunk on 22 February 1945 by {{GS|U-1004||2}} off [[Falmouth, Cornwall]] at 50-06N, 04-50W. 6 crew were lost. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|West York|K369|2}} |[[Midland Shipyards]] Ltd., [[Midland, Ontario]] |23 July 1943 |25 January 1944 |6 October 1944 |9 July 1945 |Sold in 1945 as mercantile ''West York'' (name not changed). Resold in 1960 as ''Federal Express''. Rammed and sunk in 1960 in the [[Saint Lawrence River]] near [[Montreal]]. Raised and scrapped. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Whitby|K346|2}} |[[Marine Industries|Marine Industries Ltd.]], [[Sorel-Tracy]], |1 April 1943 |18 September 1943 |6 June 1944 |16 July 1945 |Acquired by the Portuguese Navy from the US and renamed NRP ''Bengo'' on 29 April 1948 and transferred to the Mozambique Pilots on 1 October 1948 where she was named just ''Bengo''. |} ====Royal Indian Navy==== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+ Construction data for modified Flower-class corvettes of the Royal Indian 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" | {{ship|HMIS|Assam|K306|2}} |[[John Crown and Sons|John Crown & Sons Ltd.]], [[Sunderland, Tyne and Wear|Sunderland]] |26 November 1942 |21 June 1943 |19 February 1945 | |Formerly {{HMS|Bugloss|K306|6}}. Transferred to the RIN on 19 February 1945. Returned to RN in 1947. Scrapped. |- ! scope="row" | {{ship|HMIS|Gondwana|K348|2}} |[[Ferguson Shipbuilders|Ferguson Bros. (Port Glasgow) Ltd.]], [[Port Glasgow]] |2 November 1942 |31 May 1943 |15 May 1945 |17 May 1946 |Formerly {{HMS|Burnet|K348|6}}. Transferred to the RIN on 15 May 1945. Returned to RN on 17 May 1946. 1947 sold to [[Royal Thai Navy]], renamed ''Bangpakong'' |- ! scope="row" | {{ship|HMIS|Sind|K274|2}} |[[Alexander Hall and Sons|Alexander Hall & Co.]], [[Aberdeen]] |26 September 1942 |22 April 1943 |24 August 1945 |17 May 1946 |Formerly {{HMS|Betony|K274|6}}. Transferred to the RIN on 24 August 1945. Returned to RN on 17 May 1946. 1947 sold to Royal Thai Navy, renamed ''Prasae '', stranded 7. January 1951 on the North-Korean east coast, total loss. |- ! scope="row" | {{ship|HMIS|Mahratta|K395|2}} |[[Ferguson Shipbuilders|Ferguson Bros. (Port Glasgow) Ltd.]], [[Port Glasgow]] |6 April 1943 |16 November 1943 | 1946 | 1947 loss |Formerly HMS {{HMS|Charlock|K395|2}}. Transferred to the RIN 1946. 1947 stranded and total loss. |} ====Royal New Zealand Navy==== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+ Construction data for modified Flower-class corvettes of the Royal New Zealand 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" | {{ship|HMNZS|Arabis|K385|2}} |[[George Brown and Company|George Brown & Co.]], [[Greenock]] |26 February 1943 |28 October 1943 |16 March 1944 |1948 |Formerly {{HMS|Arabis|K385|6}}. Transferred to RNZN on 16 March 1944. Returned to RN in 1948. |- ! scope="row" | {{ship|HMNZS|Arbutus|K403|2}} |[[George Brown and Company|George Brown & Co.]], [[Greenock]] |3 May 1943 |26 January 1944 |5 July 1944 |1948 |Formerly {{HMS|Arbutus|K403|6}}. Transferred to RNZN on 5 July 1944. Returned to RN in 1948. |} ====Royal Navy==== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+ Construction data for modified 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|Arabis|K385|2}} |[[George Brown and Company|George Brown & Co.]], [[Greenock]] |26 February 1943 |28 October 1943 | | |Transferred on 16 March 1944 to the [[Royal New Zealand Navy]] as {{ship|HMNZS|Arabis|K385|6}}. Returned to RN in 1948. Scrapped in August 1951 at [[Grays, Essex|Grays]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Arbutus|K403|2}} |[[George Brown and Company|George Brown & Co.]], [[Greenock]] |3 May 1943 |26 January 1944 | | |Second ship of this type to bear the name. For history of the first see below under ships lost in action. This ship transferred on 5 July 1944 to the [[Royal New Zealand Navy]] as {{ship|HMNZS|Arbutus|K403|2}}. Returned to RN in 1948. Scrapped in June 1951 at [[Dunston, Tyne and Wear|Dunston]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Balm||2}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |Cancelled on 12 November 1942. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Betony|K274|2}} |[[Alexander Hall and Sons|Alexander Hall & Co.]], [[Aberdeen]] |26 September 1942 |22 April 1943 |31 August 1943 |24 March 1945 |Transferred on 24 August 1945 to [[India]] as {{ship|HMIS|Sind|K274|2}}. Returned to RN on 17 May 1946. Transferred in 1947 to [[Thailand]] as ''Prasae''. Grounded on 7 January 1951 along east coast of [[Korea]] and scuttled on 13 January 1951. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Buddleia|K402|2}} |[[Alexander Hall and Sons|Alexander Hall & Co.]], [[Aberdeen]] |30 November 1942 |19 June 1943 | | |Transferred on 10 November 1943 to RCN as {{HMCS|Giffard|K402|2}}. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Bugloss|K306|2}} |[[John Crown and Sons|John Crown & Sons Ltd.]], [[Sunderland, Tyne and Wear|Sunderland]] |26 November 1942 |21 June 1943 |8 November 1943 |19 February 1945 |Transferred on 19 February 1945 to Indian Navy as {{ship|HMIS|Assam|K306|2}}. Returned to RN in 1947 and scrapped. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Bullrush|K307|2}} |[[John Crown and Sons|John Crown & Sons Ltd.]], [[Sunderland, Tyne and Wear|Sunderland]] |22 February 1943 |11 October 1943 | | |Transferred on 8 February 1944 to RCN as {{HMCS|Mimico|K485|2}}. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Burnet|K348|2}} |[[Ferguson Shipbuilders|Ferguson Bros. (Port Glasgow) Ltd.]], [[Port Glasgow]] |2 November 1942 |31 May 1943 |23 September 1943 | |Transferred on 15 May 1945 to [[India]] as {{ship|HMIS|Gondwana|K348|6}}. Returned to RN on 17 May 1946. Transferred on 15 May 1947 to [[Thailand]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Candytuft|K484|2}} |[[A. & J. Inglis|A. & J. Inglis Ltd.]], [[Glasgow]] |27 February 1943 |28 September 1943 | | |Transferred on 5 January 1944 to RCN as {{HMCS|Long Branch|K487|6}}. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Ceanothos|K486|2}} |[[Ferguson Shipbuilders|Ferguson Bros. (Port Glasgow) Ltd.]], [[Port Glasgow]] |5 February 1943 |30 August 1943 | | |Transferred on 1 December 1943 to RCN as {{HMCS|Forrest Hill|K486|6}}. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Charlock|K395|2}} |[[Ferguson Shipbuilders|Ferguson Bros. (Port Glasgow) Ltd.]], [[Port Glasgow]] |6 April 1943 |16 November 1943 | March 1944 | |Transferred in 1946 to [[India]] as {{ship|HMIS|Mahratta|K395|6}}. 1947 total loss. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Comfrey|K277|2}} |[[Collingwood Shipbuilding]] Ltd., [[Collingwood, Ontario]] |6 January 1942 |28 July 1942 | | |Transferred on 22 November 1942 to USN as {{USS|Action|PG-86|6}}. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Cornel|K278|2}} |[[Collingwood Shipbuilding]] Ltd., [[Collingwood, Ontario]] |6 January 1942 |4 September 1942 | | |Transferred on 10 December 1942 to USN as {{USS|Alacrity|PG-87|6}}. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Dittany|K279|2}} |[[Collingwood Shipbuilding]] Ltd., [[Collingwood, Ontario]] | |31 October 1942 |31 May 1943 | |Formerly {{USS|Beacon|PG-88|6}}. Transferred to RN on 31 May 1943 under the [[lend-Lease|lend-lease program]]. Returned to USN on 20 June 1946. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Flax|K284|2}} |[[Kingston Shipbuilding]] Co. Ltd., [[Kingston, Ontario]] | |15 June 1942 | | |Transferred on 6 December 1942 to USN as {{USS|Brisk|PG-89|6}}. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Honesty|K285|2}} |[[Kingston Shipbuilding]] Co. Ltd., [[Kingston, Ontario]] | |28 September 1942 | | |Formerly {{USS|Caprice|PG-90|6}}. Transferred to RN under the [[lend-Lease|lend-lease program]]. Returned to USN on 5 January 1946. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Linaria|K282|2}} |[[Midland Shipyards]] Ltd., [[Midland, Ontario]] | |18 November 1942 |22 June 1943 | |Formerly {{USS|Clash|PG-91|6}}. Transferred to RN under the [[lend-Lease|lend-lease program]]. Returned to USN on 27 July 1946. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Mandrake|K287|2}} |[[Morton Engineering and Dry Dock Company|Morton Engineering & Dry Dock Co.]], [[Quebec City]] |November 1941 |22 August 1942 | | |Transferred on 6 April 1943 to USN as {{USS|Haste|PG-92|6}}. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Milfoil|K288|2}} |[[Morton Engineering and Dry Dock Company|Morton Engineering & Dry Dock Co.]], [[Quebec City]] |November 1941 |5 August 1942 | | |Transferred on 31 March 1943 to USN as {{USS|Intensity|PG-93|6}}. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Musk|K289|2}} |[[Morton Engineering and Dry Dock Company|Morton Engineering & Dry Dock Co.]], [[Quebec City]] |28 November 1941 |15 July 1942 | | |Transferred on 22 December 1942 to USN as {{USS|Might|PG-94|6}}. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Nepeta|K290|2}} |[[Morton Engineering and Dry Dock Company|Morton Engineering & Dry Dock Co.]], [[Quebec City]] |22 July 1942 |29 November 1942 | | |Transferred on 23 July 1943 to USN as {{USS|Pert|PG-95|6}}. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Privet|K291|2}} |[[Morton Engineering and Dry Dock Company|Morton Engineering & Dry Dock Co.]], [[Quebec City]] |14 August 1942 |4 December 1942 | | |Transferred on 16 August 1943 to USN as {{USS|Prudent|PG-96|6}}. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Rosebay|K286|2}} |[[Kingston Shipbuilding]] Co. Ltd., [[Kingston, Ontario]] | |11 February 1943 |28 July 1943 |20 March 1946 |Formerly {{USS|Splendor|PG-97|6}}. Transferred to RN under the [[lend-Lease|lend-lease program]]. Returned to USN on 20 March 1946. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Smilax|K280|2}} |[[Collingwood Shipbuilding]] Ltd., [[Collingwood, Ontario]] | |24 December 1942 |21 June 1943 | |Formerly {{USS|Tact|PG-98|6}}. Transferred to RN under the [[lend-Lease|lend-lease program]]. Returned to USN on 5 January 1946. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Statice|K281|2}} |[[Collingwood Shipbuilding]] Ltd., [[Collingwood, Ontario]] | |10 April 1943 |20 September 1943 | |Formerly {{USS|Vim|PG-99|6}}. Transferred to RN under the [[lend-Lease|lend-lease program]]. Returned to USN on 21 June 1946. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Willowherb|K283|2}} |[[Midland Shipyards]] Ltd., [[Midland, Ontario]] | |24 March 1943 | | |Formerly {{USS|Vitality|PG-100|6}}. Transferred to RN under the [[lend-Lease|lend-lease program]]. Returned to USN on 11 June 1946. |} ====United States Navy==== {{main|American Flower class corvettes}} {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+ Construction data for modified Flower-class corvettes of the United States 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" | {{USS|Action|PG-86|2}} |[[Collingwood Shipbuilding]] Ltd., [[Collingwood, Ontario]] |6 January 1942 |28 July 1942 |22 November 1942 |6 September 1945 |Formerly {{HMS|Comfrey|K277|6}}. Transferred to USN on 22 November 1942. Sold on 6 February 1946. |- ! scope="row" | {{USS|Alacrity|PG-87|2}} |[[Collingwood Shipbuilding]] Ltd., [[Collingwood, Ontario]] |6 January 1942 |4 September 1942 |10 December 1942 |4 October 1945 |Formerly {{HMS|Cornel|K278|6}}. Transferred to USN on 10 December 1942. Sold on 22 September 1945 to [[Italy]] as mercantile ''Rio Marina''. |- ! scope="row" | {{USS|Beacon|PG-88|2}} |[[Collingwood Shipbuilding]] Ltd., [[Collingwood, Ontario]] | |31 October 1942 | | |Transferred on 31 May 1943 to RN as {{HMS|Dittany|K279|6}}. Returned to USN on 20 June 1946. |- ! scope="row" | {{USS|Brisk|PG-89|2}} |[[Kingston Shipbuilding]] Co. Ltd., [[Kingston, Ontario]] | |15 June 1942 |6 December 1942 |9 October 1945 |Formerly {{HMS|Flax|K284|6}}. Transferred to USN on 6 December 1942. Sold on 18 October 1946. |- ! scope="row" | {{USS|Caprice|PG-90|2}} |[[Collingwood Shipbuilding]] Ltd., [[Collingwood, Ontario]] | |31 October 1942 | | |Transferred to RN as {{HMS|Honesty|K285|6}}. Returned to USN on 20 June 1946. |- ! scope="row" | {{USS|Clash|PG-91|2}} |[[Midland Shipyards]] Ltd., [[Midland, Ontario]] | |18 November 1942 | | |Transferred to RN as {{HMS|Linaria|K282|6}}. Returned to USN on 27 July 1946. |- ! scope="row" | {{USS|Haste|PG-92|2}} |[[Morton Engineering and Dry Dock Company|Morton Engineering & Dry Dock Co.]], [[Quebec City]] |November 1941 |22 August 1942 |6 April 1943 |3 October 1945 |Formerly {{HMS|Mandrake|K287|6}}. Transferred to USN on 6 April 1943. Sold in 1949 to [[Italy]] as mercantile ''Porto Azzurro''. Scrapped in 1973 at [[La Spezia]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{USS|Intensity|PG-93|2}} |[[Morton Engineering and Dry Dock Company|Morton Engineering & Dry Dock Co.]], [[Quebec City]] |November 1941 |22 August 1942 |31 March 1943 |3 October 1945 |Formerly {{HMS|Milfoil|K288|6}}. Transferred to USN on 31 March 1943. Sold into mercantile service. 1950 whale catcher ''Olympic Promoter'', 1956 resold and renamed ''Otori Maru No. 5'' |- ! scope="row" | {{USS|Might|PG-94|2}} |[[Morton Engineering and Dry Dock Company|Morton Engineering & Dry Dock Co.]], [[Quebec City]] |28 November 1941 |15 July 1942 |22 December 1942 |9 October 1945 |Formerly {{HMS|Musk|K289|6}}. Transferred to USN on 22 December 1942. Sold into mercantile service. 1950 whale catcher ''Olympic Explorer'', 1956 resold and renamed ''Otori Maru No.3'', later ''Kyo Maru No.12'' |- ! scope="row" | {{USS|Pert|PG-95|2}} |[[Morton Engineering and Dry Dock Company|Morton Engineering & Dry Dock Co.]], [[Quebec City]] |22 July 1942 |27 November 1942 |23 July 1943 |3 October 1945 |Formerly {{HMS|Nepeta|K290|6}}. Transferred to USN on 23 July 1943. Sold on 18 October 1946 into mercantile service. 1950 whale catcher ''Olympic Leader'', 1956 resold and renamed ''Otori Maru No. 1'', later ''Kyo Maru No. 15'' |- ! scope="row" | {{USS|Prudent|PG-96|2}} |[[Morton Engineering and Dry Dock Company|Morton Engineering & Dry Dock Co.]], [[Quebec City]] |14 August 1942 |4 December 1942 |16 August 1943 |11 October 1945 |Formerly {{HMS|Privet|K291|6}}. Transferred to USN on 16 August 1943. Sold in 1949 to [[Italy]] as mercantile ''Elbano''. Resold in 1951 to the [[Italian Navy]] as hydrographic survey vessel ''Staffetta''. |- ! scope="row" | {{USS|Splendor|PG-97|2}} |[[Kingston Shipbuilding]] Co. Ltd., [[Kingston, Ontario]] | |11 February 1943 | | |Transferred to RN as {{HMS|Rosebay|K286|6}}. Returned to USN on 20 March 1946. |- ! scope="row" | {{USS|Tact|PG-98|2}} |[[Collingwood Shipbuilding]] Ltd., [[Collingwood, Ontario]] | |24 December 1942 | | |Transferred to RN as {{HMS|Smilax|K280|6}}. Returned to USN on 5 January 1946. |- ! scope="row" | {{USS|Vim|PG-99|2}} |[[Collingwood Shipbuilding]] Ltd., [[Collingwood, Ontario]] | |10 April 1943 | | |Transferred to RN as {{HMS|Statice|K281|6}}. Returned to USN on 21 June 1946. |- ! scope="row" | {{USS|Vitality|PG-100|2}} |[[Midland Shipyards]] Ltd., [[Midland, Ontario]] | |24 March 1943 | | |Transferred to RN as {{HMS|Willowherb|K283|6}}. Returned to USN on 11 June 1946. |} ===Vessels lost in action=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+ Flower-class ships lost to enemy action |- ! scope="col" | Ship ! scope="col" | Flag ! scope="col" | Date ! scope="col" | Fate |- ! scope="row" | {{ship|FFL|Alysse|K100|2}} |align="left"|[[Free French Naval Forces]] |align="right"|9 February 1942 |Torpedoed and sunk by {{GS|U-654||2}} while escorting [[Convoy ON-60]] about {{convert|420|nmi|km}} E of [[Cape Race]] at {{coord|46|00|N|44|00|W}} 36 crew were killed. |- ! scope="row" | {{ship|FFL|La Bastiaise||2}} |align="left"|Free French Naval Forces |align="right"|22 June 1940 |Mined during sea trial off [[Hartlepool]] on day of her commissioning. |- ! scope="row" | {{ship|FFL|Mimosa|K11|2}} |align="left"|Free French Naval Forces |align="right"|9 June 1942 |Torpedoed and sunk by {{GS|U-124|1940|2}} while escorting [[Convoy ONS 100]] at {{coord|52|12|N|32|37|W}} 58 French crew and 6 British crew were killed; the French crew being largely from [[Saint Pierre and Miquelon]]. 4 survivors rescued by {{HMCS|Assiniboine|I18|6}}. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Alberni|K103|2}} |align="left"|[[Royal Canadian Navy]] |align="right"|21 August 1944 |Torpedoed and sunk by {{GS|U-480||2}} while escorting a convoy in the [[English Channel]] S of [[St. Catherine's Point]] at {{coord|50|18|N|00|51|W}} 59 crew killed and 31 rescued by RN motor torpedo boats. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Charlottetown|1941|2}} |align="left"|Royal Canadian Navy |align="right"|11 September 1942 |Torpedoed and sunk by {{GS|U-517||2}} while escorting [[Convoy SQ-30]] in the [[Saint Lawrence River]] N of [[Cap-Chat, Quebec|Cap-Chat]] at {{coord|49|10|N|66|50|W}} 9 crew killed. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Levis|K115|2}} |align="left"|Royal Canadian Navy |align="right"|19 September 1941 |Torpedoed and sunk by {{GS|U-74|1940|2}} while escorting [[Convoy SC 44]] E of [[Cape Farewell, Greenland|Cape Farewell]] at {{coord|60|07|N|38|37|W}} 18 crew killed and 91 rescued. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Louisburg|K143|2}} |align="left"|Royal Canadian Navy |align="right"|6 February 1943 |Bombed and torpedoed by ''[[Luftwaffe]]'' aircraft while escorting [[Convoy KMF-8]] off [[Ténès|Cape Tenes]] in [[Mediterranean Sea]] at {{coord|36|15|N|00|15|E}} 59 crew killed, 50 rescued. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Regina|K234|2}} |align="left"|Royal Canadian Navy |align="right"|8 August 1944 |Torpedoed and sunk by {{GS|U-667||2}} off [[Trevose Head]] at {{coord|50|42|N|05|03|W}} 30 crew were killed. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Shawinigan|K136|2}} |align="left"|Royal Canadian Navy |align="right"|25 November 1944 |Torpedoed and sunk by {{GS|U-1228||2}} in the [[Cabot Strait]] at {{coord|47|34|N|59|11|W}}. All hands were lost. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Spikenard|K198|2}} |align="left"|Royal Canadian Navy |align="right"|11 February 1942 |Torpedoed and sunk by {{GS|U-136|1941|2}} while escorting [[Convoy SC 67]] W of [[Malin Head]] at {{coord|56|10|N|21|07|W}}. 8 crew survived. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Weyburn|K173|2}} |align="left"|Royal Canadian Navy |align="right"|22 February 1943 |Mined on 22 February 1943 off [[Cap Spartel|Cape Espartel]] at {{coord|36|46|N|06|02|W}}. 7 crew were killed. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Windflower|K155|2}} |align="left"|Royal Canadian Navy |align="right"|7 December 1941 |Rammed and sunk while escorting [[Convoy SC 58]] after colliding with freighter ''Zypenberg'' in dense fog on the [[Grand Banks of Newfoundland|Grand Banks]] at {{coord|46|19|N|49|30|W}} 23 crew were killed. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Abelia|K184|2}} |align="left"|[[Royal Navy]] |align="right"|9 January 1944 |Torpedoed and badly damaged by a U-boat. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Arbutus|K86|2}} |align="left"|Royal Navy |align="right"|5 February 1942 |Torpedoed and sunk by {{GS|U-136|1941|2}} W of [[Erris Head|Erris Head, Ireland]] at {{coord|55|05|N|18|43|W}} |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Asphodel|K56|2}} |align="left"|Royal Navy |align="right"|10 March 1944 |Torpedoed and sunk by {{GS|U-575||2}} while escorting [[Convoy SL-150]] and [[Convoy MKS-41]] at {{coord|45|24|N|18|09|W}}. 92 crew were killed, 5 survivors rescued by {{HMS|Clover|K134|6}}. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Auricula|K12|2}} |align="left"|Royal Navy |align="right"|6 May 1942 |Mined in Courrier Bay, [[Madagascar]] at {{coord|12|12|S|49|19|E}}. Foundered the next day while under tow. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Bluebell|K80|2}} |align="left"|Royal Navy |align="right"|17 February 1945 |Torpedoed and sunk by {{GS|U-711||2}} off the [[Kola Peninsula|Kola Inlet]] at {{coord|69|36|N|35|29|E}} |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Bryony|K192|2}} |align="left"|Royal Navy |align="right"|15 April 1941 |Bombed and sunk during sea trials by the ''[[Luftwaffe]]''. Raised and repaired. Transferred to the [[Royal Norwegian Navy]] in 1947 as ''HNoMS Polarfront''. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Erica|K50|2}} |align="left"|Royal Navy |align="right"|9 February 1943 |Mined and sunk while escorting a convoy in the [[Mediterranean Sea]] off [[Derna, Libya]] at {{coord|32|48|N|21|10|E}}. Entire crew rescued by '[[Southern-class AS Whaler|HMSAS ''Southern Maid'']]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Fleur de Lys|K122|2}} |align="left"|Royal Navy |align="right"|14 October 1941 |Torpedoed and sunk by {{GS|U-206||2}} west of [[Gibraltar]] at {{coord|36|00|N|06|30|W}}. There were 3 survivors. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Gardenia|K99|2}} |align="left"|Royal Navy |align="right"|9 November 1942 |Rammed and sunk off [[Oran]] at {{coord|35|49|N|01|05|W}} in collision with [[Shakespearian-class trawler#Ships in class|HMS ''Fluellen'' (T157)]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Gladiolus|K34|2}} |align="left"|Royal Navy |align="right"|17 October 1941 |Torpedoed and sunk by {{GS|U-558||2}} while escorting [[Convoy SC 48]] S of [[Iceland]] at {{coord|57|00|N|25|00|W}}. All hands were lost. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Godetia|K72|2}} |align="left"|Royal Navy |align="right"|6 September 1940 |Rammed and sunk {{convert|3|mi|km}} off [[Rathlin Island|Altacarry Head]] at {{coord|55|18|N|05|57|W}} in collision with mercantile ''Marsa''. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Hollyhock|K64|2}} |align="left"|Royal Navy |align="right"|9 April 1942 |Bombed and sunk by Japanese aircraft E of [[Sri Lanka|Ceylon]] at {{coord|07|21|N|81|57|E}} |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Marigold|K87|2}} |align="left"|Royal Navy |align="right"|9 December 1942 |Torpedoed and sunk by the [[Regia Aeronautica]] while escorting [[Convoy KMS.3Y]] off [[Algiers]] at {{coord|36|50|N|03|00|E}}. 40 crew were killed. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Orchis|K76|2}} |align="left"|Royal Navy |align="right"|21 August 1944 |Mined and heavily damaged off [[Courseulles-sur-Mer]]. Beached on [[Juno Beach]] and declared a total loss. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Picotee|K63|2}} |align="left"|Royal Navy |align="right"|12 August 1941 |Torpedoed and sunk by {{GS|U-568||2}} while escorting [[Convoy ONS 4]] S of [[Iceland]] at {{coord|62|00|N|16|01|W}}. All hands were lost. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Pink|K137|2}} |align="left"|Royal Navy |align="right"|27 June 1944 |Torpedoed and heavily damaged by {{GS|U-988||2}} off [[Normandy]] at {{coord|49|48|N|00|49|W}}. Declared a total loss and scrapped in 1947 at [[Llanelly]]. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Polyanthus|K47|2}} |align="left"|Royal Navy |align="right"|21 September 1943 |Torpedoed and sunk by {{GS|U-952||2}} while escorting [[Convoy ON 202]] at {{coord|57|00|N|31|10|W}}. 1 survivor rescued by [[River-class frigate#Vessels lost in action|HMS Itchen]] but was killed when that ship was torpedoed and sunk by {{GS|U-666||2}} on 23 September 1943. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Salvia|K97|2}} |align="left"|Royal Navy |align="right"|24 December 1941 |Torpedoed and sunk by {{GS|U-568||2}} W of [[Alexandria]] at {{coord|31|46|N|28|00|E}}. All hands were lost. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Samphire|K128|2}} |align="left"|Royal Navy |align="right"|30 January 1943 |Torpedoed and sunk by [[Acciaio-class submarine#Ships|Italian submarine ''Platino'']] while escorting [[Convoy TE-14]] off [[Béjaïa]] at {{coord|36|56|N|05|40|E}} |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Snapdragon|K10|2}} |align="left"|Royal Navy |align="right"|19 December 1942 |Bombed and sunk by the ''[[Luftwaffe]]'' NW of [[Benghazi]] at {{coord|32|18|N|19|54|E}} |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Vervain|K190|2}} |align="left"|Royal Navy |align="right"|20 February 1945 |Torpedoed and sunk by {{GS|U-1276||2}} SE of [[Dungarvan]], Rep of Ireland at {{coord|51|47|N|07|06|W}} |- ! scope="row" | {{HMS|Zinnia|K98|2}} |align="left"|Royal Navy |align="right"|23 August 1941 |Torpedoed and sunk by {{GS|U-564||2}} while escorting [[Convoy OG-71]] W of [[Portugal]] at {{coord|40|25|N|10|40|W}} |- ! scope="row" | {{ship|HNoMS|Montbretia|K208|2}} |align="left"|[[Royal Norwegian Navy]] |align="right"|18 November 1942 |Torpedoed and sunk by {{GS|U-262||2}} at {{coord|53|37|N|38|15|W}}. 48 crew killed, 23 survivors were rescued by ''[[List of Flower-class corvettes#Royal Norwegian Navy|HNoMS Potentilla (K214)]]''. |- ! scope="row" | {{HMCS|Trentonian|K368|2}} |align="left"|Royal Canadian Navy |align="right"|22 February 1945 |Torpedoed and sunk on 22 February 1945 by {{GS|U-1004||2}} off [[Falmouth, Cornwall|Falmouth]] at {{coord|50|06|N|04|50|W}}. 6 crew were killed. |} ===Kriegsmarine use=== {{main|PA-class patrol ship (Germany)}} In 1940 four Flower-class corvettes were being built in St. Nazaire-Penhoet for the French Navy. They were seized by the ''[[Kriegsmarine]]'' (German Navy). Three were completed in 1943 and 1944, while the fourth was never finished. Their designation "PA" stood for ''Patroullienboot Ausland'' (foreign patrol craft). {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+ Construction data for Flower-class corvettes of the Kriegsmarine<ref name=GN/> |- ! scope="col" | Ship ! scope="col" | Ordered ! scope="col" | Launched ! scope="col" | Intended French name ! scope="col" | Completed ! scope="col" | Fate |- ! scope="row" | ''[[German patrol boat PA 1|PA 1]]'' | September 1939 | 16 October 1940 | ''Arquebuse'' | April 1944 | Seized in June 1940 and served in ''15 Vorposten Flottille''. Sunk by aerial bombing 15 June 1944 at Le Havre |- ! scope="row" | ''[[German patrol boat PA 2|PA 2]]'' | September 1939 | 22 November 1940 | ''Hallebarde'' | September 1943 | Seized in June 1940 and served in ''15 Vorposten Flottille''. Sunk by aerial bombing 15 June 1944 at Le Havre |- ! scope="row" | ''[[German patrol boat PA 3|PA 3]]'' | September 1939 | 29 November 1940 | ''Sabre'' | November 1943 | Seized in June 1940 and served in ''15 Vorposten Flottille''. Sunk by aerial bombing 15 June 1944 at Le Havre |- ! scope="row" | ''[[German patrol boat PA 4|PA 4]]'' | September 1939 | 29 November 1940 | ''Poignard'' | Not completed | Seized in June 1940. Launched 1 September 1944 as ''La Télindière''. Sunk uncompleted as a block ship at [[Nantes]] |} ==Battle credits== * {{GS|U-26|1936|2}} was sunk by {{HMS|Gladiolus|K34|2}} on 1 July 1940. * {{sclass|Marcello|submarine}} [[Italian submarine Nani|''Nani'']] was sunk by {{HMS|Anemone|K48|2}} on 7 January 1941 * {{GS|U-70|1940|2}} was sunk by {{HMS|Camellia|K31|2}} and {{HMS|Arbutus|K86|2}} on 7 March 1941 * {{GS|U-110|1940|2}} was captured on 9 May 1941 by the destroyers {{HMS|Bulldog|1930|2}} and {{HMS|Broadway|H90|2}} and the corvette {{HMS|Aubrietia|K96|2}}. ''U-110'' was sunk the next day to preserve the secret. * {{GS|U-147|1940|2}} was sunk by the destroyer {{HMS|Wanderer|D74|2}} and {{HMS|Periwinkle|K55|2}} on 2 June 1941 * {{GS|U-556||2}} was sunk by {{HMS|Nasturtium|K107|2}}, {{HMS|Celandine|K75|2}}, and {{HMS|Gladiolus|K34|2}} on 17 June 1941 * {{GS|U-651||2}} was sunk by the destroyers {{HMS|Malcolm|D19|2}}, {{HMS|Scimitar|H21|2}}, the corvettes {{HMS|Arabis|K73|2}} and {{HMS|Violet|K35|2}}, and the minesweeper {{HMS|Speedwell|J87|2}} on 29 June 1941 * {{GS|U-401||2}} was sunk by the destroyers {{HMS|Wanderer|D74|2}} and {{ship|HNoMS|St. Albans|I15|2}} and the corvette {{HMS|Hydrangea|K39|2}} on 3 August 1941 * {{GS|U-501||2}} was sunk by {{HMCS|Chambly|K116|2}} and {{HMCS|Moosejaw|K164|2}} on 10 September 1941 * {{sclass|Argonauta|submarine}} {{ship|Italian submarine|Fisalia|1931|2}} was sunk by {{HMS|Hyacinth|K84|2}} on 28 September 1941 * {{GS|U-204||2}} was sunk by {{HMS|Mallow|K81|2}} and the sloop {{HMS|Rochester|L50|2}} on 19 October 1941 * {{GS|U-433||2}} was sunk by {{HMS|Marigold|K87|2}} on 16 November 1941 * {{GS|U-131|1941|2}} was sunk by the destroyers {{HMS|Exmoor|L08|2}}, {{HMS|Blankney|L30|2}}, {{HMS|Stanley|I73|2}}, the corvette {{HMS|Pentstemon|K61|2}}, the sloop {{HMS|Stork|L81|2}}, and a [[Grumman F4F Wildcat|Martlet]] aircraft from {{HMS|Audacity|D10|2}} on 17 December 1941 * {{GS|U-567||2}} was sunk by the sloop {{HMS|Deptford|L53|2}} and {{HMS|Samphire|K128|2}} on 21 December 1941 * {{GS|U-356||2}} was sunk by the destroyer {{HMCS|St. Laurent|H83|2}}, with {{HMCS|Chilliwack|K131|2}}, {{HMCS|Battleford|K165|2}} and {{HMCS|Napanee|K118|2}} on 27 December 1942 * {{GS|U-756||2}} was sunk by {{HMCS|Morden|K170|2}} on 1 September 1942 * {{GS|U-94|1940|2}} was sunk by a US [[Consolidated PBY Catalina|Catalina flying boat]] and {{HMCS|Oakville|K178|2}} on 28 August 1942 * {{GS|U-588||2}} was sunk by {{HMCS|Wetaskiwin|K175|2}} and the destroyer {{HMCS|Skeena|D59|2}} on 31 July 1942 * {{GS|U-379||2}} was sunk by {{HMS|Dianthus|K95|2}} on 8 August 1942 * {{sclass|Perla|submarine}} [[Italian submarine Perla|''Perla'']] was captured by {{HMS|Hyacinth|K84|2}} on 9 July 1942 * {{GS|U-660||2}} was scuttled after being damaged by {{HMS|Lotus|K130|2}} and {{HMS|Starwort|K20|2}} on 12 November 1942 * {{GS|U-124|1940|2}} was sunk by {{HMS|Stonecrop|K142|2}} and the sloop {{HMS|Black Swan|L57|2}} on 2 April 1943 * {{GS|U-82|1941|2}} was sunk by the sloop {{HMS|Rochester|L50|2}} and {{HMS|Tamarisk|K216|2}} on 6 February 1942 * {{GS|U-252||2}} was sunk by the sloop {{HMS|Stork|L81|2}} and {{HMS|Vetch|K132|2}} on 14 April 1942 * {{GS|U-432||2}} was sunk by the corvette {{ship|FFL|Aconit|K58|2}} on 11 March 1943 * {{GS|U-444||2}} was sunk by the destroyer {{HMS|Harvester|H19|2}} and the corvette {{ship|FFL|Aconit|K58|2}} on 11 March 1943 * {{GS|U-609||2}} was sunk by the corvette {{ship|FFL|Lobelia|K05|2}} on 7 February 1943 * {{GS|U-536||2}} was sunk by the frigate {{HMS|Nene|K270|2}}, with {{HMCS|Snowberry|K166|2}} and {{HMCS|Calgary|K231|2}} on 20 November 1943 * {{GS|U-753||2}} was sunk by {{HMCS|Drumheller|K167|2}}, the frigate {{HMS|Lagan|K259|2}}, and a Canadian [[Short Sunderland|Sunderland seaplane]] on 13 May 1943 * {{sclass|Flutto|submarine}} [[Italian submarine Tritone|''Tritone'']] was sunk by {{HMCS|Port Arthur|K233|2}} and the destroyer {{HMS|Antelope|H36|2}} on 19 January 1943 * {{GS|U-163|1941|2}} was sunk by {{HMCS|Prescott|K161|2}} on 13 March 1943 * {{sclass|Acciaio|submarine}} [[Italian submarine Avorio|''Avorio'']] was sunk by {{HMCS|Regina|K234|2}} on 8 February 1943 * {{GS|U-87|1941|2}} was sunk by {{HMCS|Shediac|K110|2}} and the destroyer {{HMCS|St. Croix|I81|2}} on 4 March 1943 * {{GS|U-224||2}} was sunk by {{HMCS|Ville de Quebec|K242|2}} on 13 January 1943 * {{GS|U-135|1941|2}} was sunk by the sloop {{HMS|Rochester|L50|2}}, the corvettes {{HMS|Mignonette|K38|2}} and {{HMS|Balsam|K72|2}}, and an American [[Consolidated PBY Catalina]] aircraft on 15 July 1943 * {{GS|U-306||2}} was sunk by the destroyer {{HMS|Whitehall|D94|2}} and {{HMS|Geranium|K16|2}} on 31 October 1943 * {{GS|U-617||2}} was destroyed while grounded by {{HMS|Hyacinth|K84|2}} and the Australian minesweeper {{HMAS|Wollongong|J172|2}} on 12 September 1943 * {{GS|U-436||2}} was sunk by the frigate {{HMS|Test|K239|2}} and {{HMS|Hyderabad|K212|2}} on 26 May 1943 * {{GS|U-192||2}} was sunk by {{HMS|Loosestrife|K105|2}} on 6 May 1943 * {{GS|U-125|1940|2}} was sunk by the destroyer {{HMS|Oribi|G66|2}} and {{HMS|Snowflake|K211|2}} on 6 May 1943 * {{GS|U-634||2}} was sunk by the sloop {{HMS|Stork|L81|2}} and {{HMS|Stonecrop|K142|2}} on 30 August 1943 * {{GS|U-638||2}} was sunk by {{HMS|Sunflower|K41|2}} on 5 May 1943 * {{GS|U-631||2}} was sunk by {{HMS|Sunflower|K41|2}} on 17 October 1943 * {{GS|U-282||2}} was sunk by the destroyers {{HMS|Vidette|D48|2}} and {{HMS|Duncan|D99|2}} and the corvette {{HMS|Sunflower|K41|2}} on 29 October 1943 * {{GS|U-414||2}} was sunk by {{HMS|Vetch|K132|2}}. on 25 May 1943 * {{GS|U-523||2}} was sunk by the destroyer {{HMS|Wanderer|D74|2}} and {{HMS|Wallflower|K44|2}} on 25 August 1943 * {{GS|U-757||2}} was sunk by the frigate {{HMS|Bayntun|K310|2}} and {{HMCS|Camrose|K154|2}} on 8 January 1944 * {{GS|U-744||2}} was sunk by the destroyers {{HMS|Icarus|D03|2}}, {{HMCS|Chaudiere|H99|2}}, {{HMCS|Gatineau|H61|2}}, the frigate {{HMCS|St. Catharines|K325|2}}, and the corvettes {{HMCS|Fennel|K194|2}}, {{HMCS|Chilliwack|K131|2}}, and {{HMS|Kenilworth Castle|K420|2}} on 6 March 1944 * {{GS|U-741||2}} was sunk by {{HMS|Orchis|K76|2}} on 15 August 1944 * {{GS|U-641||2}} was sunk by {{HMS|Violet|K35|2}} on 19 January 1944 * {{GS|U-845||2}} was sunk by the destroyers {{HMS|Forester|H74|2}} and {{HMCS|St. Laurent|H83|2}}, the corvette {{HMCS|Owen Sound|K340|2}} and the frigate {{HMCS|Swansea|K328|2}} on 10 March 1944 * {{GS|U-1199||2}} was sunk by the destroyer {{HMS|Icarus|D03|2}} and {{HMS|Mignonette|K38|2}} on 21 January 1945 ==Post-war use== The relatively small Flowers were among the first warships to be declared surplus by Allied navies following the end of World War II. They had seen years of hard service in the North Atlantic and were made obsolete by the numerous destroyer escorts and frigates that entered service in the latter part of the war. 32 vessels from the RN, RCN, and USN were transferred to [[Argentina]], [[Chile]], the [[Dominican Republic]], [[Greece]], [[India]], the [[Republic of Ireland]], [[South Africa]], and [[Venezuela]]. These were typically operated according to their original design, as coastal patrol vessels, with many serving until the 1970s. The [[Irish Naval Service|Irish Navy]] bought three Flowers in 1946 ({{ship|LE|Macha}}, {{ship|LE|Cliona}}, and {{ship|LE|Maev}}). The fledgling navy had intended to buy three more corvettes, as well as a number of surplus [[minesweeper]]s, but severe budget restrictions cancelled these plans, leaving the original three to serve alone through the 1950s and 1960s despite antiquated armament, poor accommodation, and maintenance problems. Taken out of service 1968–1970 and scrapped shortly afterwards. Replaced by {{sclass2|Ton|minesweeper|1}}s before the building of a similar size vessel, LE ''Deirdre''. Entry into the [[European Economic Community]] in 1973 assisted in funding for the building of three future ships. 110 surplus Flowers were sold for commercial use. These saw various careers as mercantile freighters, smugglers, tugs, weather ships, and whalers. The remainder were scrapped. Of particular interest is the story of {{HMCS|Sudbury|K162|6}}. She was declared surplus by the RCN and sold as a towboat specializing in deep-sea salvage. In November 1955, she rescued the freighter ''Makedonia'' in the [[Pacific Ocean|North Pacific]], towing the vessel for over one month through severe weather, becoming one of the most famous salvage ships of all time. The surplus RCN Flowers {{HMCS|Norsyd|K520|2}} and {{HMCS|Beauharnois|K540|2}} were sold as mercantile freighters but were subsequently acquired in 1946 by the ''[[Mossad LeAliyah Bet]]'', a branch of the Jewish Defense Association (''[[Haganah]]'') in the [[Mandatory Palestine|British Mandate for Palestine]]. ''Mossad Le'aliyah Bet'' organized Jewish immigration from Europe into Palestine, in violation of unilateral British restrictions. The corvettes were intercepted in the [[Mediterranean Sea]] during the summer of 1946 by the destroyer {{HMS|Venus|R50|2}} and [[internment|interned]] in Palestine. After Israel became independent in 1948, these commercial ships were commissioned into the [[Israeli Navy]] as the warships ''Hashomer'' and ''Hagana'' respectively. Allied navies disposed of their Flowers so quickly following the war, the RN could not supply a single vessel to play ''Compass Rose'' in the 1953 film production of [[Nicholas Monsarrat]]'s novel [[The Cruel Sea (novel)|''The Cruel Sea'']]. The [[Hellenic Navy|Royal Hellenic Navy]] supplied {{ship|Greek corvette|Kriezis||2}} (formerly {{HMS|Coreopsis|K32|6}}) for the role prior to her scrapping. The only survivor of the entire class is {{HMCS|Sackville|K181|2}}, owned by the Canadian Naval Memorial Trust. She was laid up in reserve in March 1946 and converted in 1952 to a research vessel for Canadian Department of Marine and Fisheries, a role she served in until the early 1980s when she was acquired by the trust.<ref name = "lastflower">{{cite web |url= http://www.cbrnp.com/RNP/Flower/ARTICLES/Sackville.htm |title= HMCS ''Sackville'': The last flower (1941–2000) |work= History in Illustration |access-date=2008-06-10 }}</ref> She has been restored to her wartime appearance and serves in the summer months as a museum ship in [[Halifax, Nova Scotia|Halifax]], [[Nova Scotia]], while wintering securely in the naval dockyard at [[CFB Halifax]] under the care of [[Maritime Forces Atlantic]], [[Canadian Forces Maritime Command|Maritime Command]]. ''Sackville''{{'}}s presence in Halifax is considered very appropriate, given the port was an important North American convoy assembly port during the war. ''Sackville'' makes her first appearance each spring when she is towed by a naval tug from HMC Dockyard to a location off [[Point Pleasant Park]] on the first Sunday in May to participate in the ''Commemoration of the Battle of the Atlantic'' ceremonies held at a memorial in the park overlooking the entrance to [[Halifax Harbour]]. ''Sackville'' typically hosts several dozen RCN veterans on this day and has also participated in several [[burial at sea|burials at sea]] for dispersing the ashes of RCN veterans of the Battle of the Atlantic at this location. ==Literature== [[File:Men of valor - They fight for you.jpg|thumb|right|Wartime artwork of [[Hal Lawrence]] and {{HMCS|Oakville|K178|6}}.]] * [[Alex H. Cherry]] wrote ''Yankee R N'', the story of a Wall Street banker who volunteered for active duty in the RN, including details of Flower operations. * Peter Coy, who served in {{HMS|Narcissus|K74|2}} in the North Atlantic between June 1942 and August 1944, wrote 'The Echo of a Fighting Flower' about her and B3 Escort Group, comprising two British and four Free French corvettes. * [[Hugh Garner]] wrote ''Storm Below'' which provides a detailed account of Flower-class corvettes and the stresses of shipboard life during World War II. * [[James B. Lamb]] wrote ''The Corvette Navy'', which accounts the use of these vessels by the RCN during World War II. * [[Hal Lawrence]] wrote ''A Bloody War'' including first-hand accounts of his service aboard {{HMCS|Moosejaw|K164|2}} and {{HMCS|Oakville|K178|2}}. * [[Nicholas Monsarrat]] wrote the best-known fictionalised account of Flower-class corvette operations in his novel ''[[The Cruel Sea (novel)|The Cruel Sea]]''. A less well known volume by the same author, ''[[Three Corvettes]]'', is a collection of wartime essays of his personal experiences as an officer on board a Flower, although only the first part deals with North Atlantic convoy escort duties. * Robert Radcliffe wrote ''Upon Dark Waters'', a fictionalized account of Flower-class corvette ''Daisy'', set in 1942 on the North Atlantic. * [[Denys Rayner]] wrote ''Escort'', a first-hand account of his experiences as an officer aboard a Flower. * [[Douglas Reeman]]'s 1969 novel ''To Risks Unknown'' features the fictional Flower-class corvette ''Thistle''. * [[Mac Johnston]] wrote "Corvettes Canada" aptly subtitled "Convoy Veterans of World War II Tell Their True Stories." ==See also== * [[American Flower-class corvettes]] * {{sclass|Bathurst|corvette|1}} * [[Whaler|Whale catcher]] * [[List of escorteurs of the French Navy]] ==Notes== {{Reflist|colwidth=30em}} ==References== * {{cite book |last=Brown |first=David K |title=Atlantic Escorts: Ships, Weapons & Tactics in World War II |year=2007 |publisher=Seaforth Publishing |location=Barnsley |isbn=978-1-84415-702-0}} * {{cite book |last=Brown |first=David K |title=Nelson to Vanguard: Warship Design and Development, 1923-1945 |year=2006 |publisher=Naval Institute Press}} * {{cite book |last1=Gardiner |first1=Robert |last2=Chesneau |first2=Roger |title=Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946 |year=1980 |publisher=Conway Maritime Press |location=London |isbn=0-85177-146-7}} * {{cite journal |last1=Johnson |first1=Harold |title=Question 16/05: French Flower Class Corvettes|journal=Warship International|date=2007|volume=XLIV|issue=2|pages=145–146 |issn=0043-0374}} * {{cite book |last=Le Masson |first=Henri |year=1969 |series=Navies of the Second World War |title=The French Navy |volume=2 |location=London |publisher=MacDonald & Co. (Publishers) Ltd |isbn=9780356023847 }} * {{cite book |last1=McKay |first1=J |last2=Harland |first2=J |year=1993 |title=The Flower Class Corvette Agassiz |publisher=Conway Maritime Press |isbn=0-85177-975-1}} * {{cite book |last1=Lambert |first1=John |last2=Brown |first2=Les |year=2008 |title=Flower Class Corvettes |series=ShipCraft Special |publisher=Vanwell Publishing |location=St. Catharines, Ontario |isbn=978-1-55068-986-0}} * {{cite book |last1=Lambert |first1=J |last2=Raven |first2=A |year=2000 |title=Flower Class Corvettes in World War II |publisher=White Raven Press }} * {{cite book |title=North Atlantic Run |last=Milner |first=Marc |publisher=Naval Institute Press |year=1985 |isbn=0-87021-450-0}} ==External links== {{Commons category|Flower class corvette}} * [http://theflowerclasscorvetteforums.yuku.com/ The Flower-Class Corvette Forums] A dedicated discussion forum which maintains the largest online collection of Flower-Class Corvette images and accessible historical documents. * [http://uboat.net/ uboat.net] has pages on the [http://www.uboat.net/allies/warships/class.html?ID=42 original] and [http://www.uboat.net/allies/warships/class.html?ID=41 revised] Flower-classes. * [http://www.fcca.demon.co.uk/ The Flower-Class Corvette Association] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080110011406/http://www.fcca.demon.co.uk/ |date=10 January 2008 }} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20040923062259/http://www.hmcssackville-cnmt.ns.ca/ HMCS ''Sackville'' – The Last Corvette] * [http://imdb.com/title/tt0035757/ "Corvette K-225" – a 1943 film] (the real K225 was [[HMCS Kitchener (K225)|HMCS ''Kitchener'']]) * [http://www.cbrnp.com/RNP/Flower/contents.htm Flower-Class Corvettes] by Bob Pearson & Chris Banyai-Riepl * [http://imdb.com/title/tt0107414/ 1993 film "Lifeline to Victory"]—filmed aboard [[HMCS Sackville (K181)|''Sackville'']] * [http://platenboring.com/violet/ HMS Violet] * [http://www.pq17.eclipse.co.uk/ Diary of a Petty Officer on HMS ''La Malouine'' during Convoy PQ.17.] * [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045659/ 1953 film "The Cruel Sea" – based on Nicholas Monsarrat's novel] {{Flower class corvette}} {{WWII British ships}} {{Chilean corvettes (Modern Era)}} {{Subject bar | portal1=United Kingdom}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Flower Class Corvette}} [[Category:Flower-class corvettes| ]] [[Category:Corvette classes]] [[Category:Battle of the Atlantic]] [[Category:North Atlantic convoys of World War II]] [[Category:Ships of the People's Liberation Army Navy]]
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