Flower Class Corvettes HMS Ranunculus to HMS Zinnia

Short histories of Flower Class Corvettes from HMS Ranunculus to HMS Zinnia. Shown on this web page are ships company notice board, histories, photos and paintings and prints.
Name	Builder	Launch Date	Fate
HMS Ranunculus (K117)	Simons	25th June 1941	Served with the French Navy as Renoncule in 1941, she later became the merchant ship Southern Lily in 1947.
HMS Rhododendron (K78)	Harland & Wolff	2nd September 1940	Became the merchant ship Maj Vinke in 1950.
HMS Rockrose (K51)	Hill, Richardson, Westgarth & Clark	26th July 1941	Served with the South African Navy as Protea in 1947.
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HMS Rose (K102)	Simons	22nd September 1941	Served with the Norwegian Navy in 1941 and was lost on 26th October 1944.
HMS Salvia (K97)	Simons	6th August 1940	Lost on Christmas Eve 1941 after being torpedoed by U568. (Info from Daniel Morgan)
HMS Samphire (K128)	Smiths Dock	14th April 1941	Lost on 30th January 1943.
HMS Saxifrage (K04)	Hill, Richardson, Westgarth & Clark	24th October 1941	Served with the Norwegian Navy as Polarfront 1 in 1947.
HMS Snapdragon (K10)	Simons	3rd September 1940	Lost on 19th December 1942.
HMS Snowdrop (K67)	Smiths Dock	19th July 1940	Scrapped in September 1949 at Tyne.
HMS Spiraea (K08)	Inglis, Kincaid	31st October 1940	Became the merchant ship Thessalonika in 1948.
HMS Starwort (K20)	Inglis, Kincaid	12th February 1941	Became the merchant ship Southern Broom in 1948.
HMS Starwort sent in by Bob Clay whose friend Arthur Cattell (now deceased) served on her.
HMS Stonecrop (K142)	Smiths Dock	12th May 1941	Became the merchant ship Silver King in 1949, changed name to Martha Vinke in 1950.
HMS Sundew (K57)	Lewis	28th May 1941	Served with the French Navy as Roselys in 1941, she was scrapped in May 1948 at Troon.
HMS Sunflower (K41)	Smiths Dock	19th August 1940	Scrapped in August 1947 at Hayle.

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HMS Sweetbriar (K209)	Smiths Dock	26th June 1941	Became the merchant ship Star IX in 1949.
HMS Tamarisk (Ex Ettrick) (K216)	Fleming & Ferguson	28th July 1941	Served with the Hellenic Navy as Tompazis in 1943, she was sold for scrapping in the UK on 20th March 1952.
HMS Thyme (K210)	Smiths Dock	25th July 1941	Became weather reporter in 1946 and then weather explorer in 1947. In 1958 she became the merchant ship Epos.
HMS Tulip (K29)	Smiths Dock	4th September 1940	Became the merchant ship Olympic Conqueror in 1950, then Otori Maru No.8 in 1956 and then Thorlyn in 1957.
HMS Verbena (K85)	Smiths Dock	1st October 1940	Scrapped in October 1951 at Blyth.
HMS Veronica (K37)	Smiths Dock	17th October 1940	Served with the US Navy as Temptress in 1942. She became the merchant ship Verolock in 1947 but was lost in January the same year. Salvaged and scrapped in 1951 at Blyth.
HMS Vervain (ex Broom) (K190)	Harland & Wolff	12th March 1941	Lost at sea on 20th February 1945.
HMS Vetch (K132)	Smiths Dock	27th May 1941	Became the merchant ship Patrai in 1948, renamed Olympic Hunter in 1951, and then called Otori Maru No.18 in 1956.
Leading Telegraphist Donald Sabin of HMS Vetch.
HMS Violet (K35)	Simons	30th December 1940	Became the merchant ship La Aguera in 1947, renamed La Guera in 1949.
HMS Wallflower (K44)	Smiths Dock	14th November 1940	Became the merchant ship Asbjorn Larsen in 1949.
HMS Woodruff (K53)	Simons	28th February 1941	Became the merchant ship Southern Lupin in 1948 and was scrapped in November 1959 at Odense.
HMS Snowflake (ex Zenobia) (K211)	Smiths Dock	22nd August 1941	Became weather watcher in 1947 and was scrapped in May 1962 at Dublin.
HMS Zinnia (K98)	Smiths Dock	28th November 1940	Lost on 23rd August 1941.

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Naval Historians, Crew & Family Notice board Notice Board for naval enthusiasts and ex ships company and families of royal naval corvettes listed above. This website is not part of any governmental body or official websites of the Royal Navy Corvettes. MESSAGES HMS SALVIA .. I would be very interested to contact anyone who knows anything more about HMS Salvia which was sunk in the early hours of 24th December 1941 by U568, shortly after she picked up survivors of SS Shuntien. HMS SAXIFRAGE. . My mother's family were rescued by HMS Saxifrage after their ship was sunk in the Med in December 1943. I am trying to contact anyone who may remember the incident. HMS STARWORT JOHN EDWARD NASH... I am looking for information about the HMS STARWORT, which was served on by my grandfather, who passed away a year before I was born...I would also like to know anything about my grandfather, as I do not have much information on him. The only details I have are as follows: His name was John Edward Nash and he was born 27 December 1922. I know that he was a signalman on HMS Starwort in May 1942, and was still serving on that ship when he got married to Hilda in 1944 (he was 21 then). At some point in his naval career he also served on the HMS Emmannualle. He died in september 1977. If anyone has any information on the ship during these years or my grandfather HMS VERVAIN RON CAVILL.. My dad, Ron Cavill served on Vervain from 1943 to when it was sunk in 1945. HMS VIRGINIA I am looking for information and any records of HMS Virginia a Flower Class corvette. A friend of mine served on her during WWII. If you can help please HMS SUNFLOWER: EDDIE CHANDLER. My granddad was on HMS Sunflower, I would love to hear form anybody has any photos of the crew or ship, or families of any crew, and if possible any old crew mates who knew him. contact John Abraham HMS ROCKROSE Can anyone help. My father served on HMS Rockrose and I would like to know what happened to the ship. Also if anyone has photos please contact Dennis Corbett HMS ROSE I am looking for data on K102 HMS Rose a corvette flower class, my frinds father served on her and I would like to get some info on her, as her father has now died, pictures, articles info on her father, surname Eccles.