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This is a list of corvettes of the World War II.[1][2][3][4]
The List of ships of the World War II contains major military vessels of the war, arranged alphabetically and by type. The list includes armed vessels that served during the war and in the immediate aftermath, inclusive of localized ongoing combat operations, garrison surrenders, post-surrender occupation, colony re-occupation, troop and prisoner repatriation, to the end of 1945. For smaller vessels, see also List of World War II ships of less than 1000 tons. Some uncompleted Axis ships are included, out of historic interest. Ships are designated to the country under which they operated for the longest period of the World War II, regardless of where they were built or previous service history.
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| Ship | Country | Class | Type | Displacement (tons) | First commissioned | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abelia |  Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 3 February 1941 | constructive loss 9 January 1944[5] |
| Aconit |  French Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 23 July 1941 | 30 April 1947 |
| Action |  United States Navy
|
Flower modified | corvette | 1,015 | 22 November 1942 | 6 September 1945 |
| Agassiz | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 23 January 1941 | paid off 14 June 1945 |
| Alacrity | United States Navy
|
Flower modified | corvette | 1,015 | 10 December 1942 | 4 October 1945 |
| Alberni | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 4 February 1941 | sunk on 21 August 1944 by U-480 |
| Algoma | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 11 July 1941 | paid off 6 July 1945 |
| Alisma | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 13 February 1941[6] | |
| Alysse | French Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 17 June 1941 | 9 February 1942 |
| Amaranthus | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 12 February 1941 | |
| Amherst | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 5 August 1941 | paid off 16 July 1945 |
| Anchusa | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 1 March 1941 | |
| Andenes |  Royal Norwegian Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 1 October 1941 | |
| Anemone | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 12 August 1940[7] | |
| Arabis (I) | Royal Navy United States Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 5 April 1940 | to USA 30 April 1942, to UK 26 August 1945 |
| Arabis (II) | Royal New Zealand Navy
|
Flower modified | corvette | 1,015 | 16 March 1944 | paid off 1948 |
| Arbutus (I) | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 12 October 1940[7] | sunk on 5 February 1942 by U-136 |
| Arbutus (II) | Royal New Zealand Navy
|
Flower modified | corvette | 1,015 | 5 July 1944 | paid off 1948 |
| Armeria | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 28 March 1941 | |
| Arrowhead | Royal Navy Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 22 November 1940 | to Canada 15 May 1941, paid off 27 June 1945 |
| Arvida | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 22 May 1941 | paid off 14 June 1945 |
| Asbestos | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower modified | corvette | 1,015 | 16 June 1944 | 8 July 1945 |
| Asphodel | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 11 September 1940[7] | sunk 10 March 1944 by U-575 de:U 575 [8] |
| Assam | Royal Indian Navy
|
Flower modified | corvette | 1,015 | 19 February 1945 | paid off 1947 |
| Aster | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 9 April 1941 | |
| Atholl | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower modified | corvette | 1,015 | 14 October 1943 | 17 July 1945 |
| Aubretia | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 23 December 1940[7] | |
| Auricula | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 5 March 1941[7] | 6 May 1942 |
| Azalea | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 27 January 1941 | |
| Baddeck | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 18 May 1941 | paid off 4 July 1945 |
| Balsam | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 28 November 1942 | |
| Barrie | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 12 May 1941 | paid off 26 June 1945 |
| Battleford | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 31 July 1941 | paid off 18 July 1945 |
| Beauharnois | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower modified | corvette | 1,015 | 25 September 1944 | 12 July 1945 |
| Begonia | Royal Navy United States Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 3 March 1941[7] | to USA as Impluse 10 March 1942, to UK 22 August 1945, paid off 22 July 1948 |
| Belleville | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower modified | corvette | 1,015 | 19 October 1944 | 5 July 1945 |
| Bellwort | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 20 November 1941 | |
| Bengal | Royal Indian Navy
|
Bathurst | corvette | 1,025 | 8 August 1942 | Decommissioned 1960 |
| Bergamot | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 12 May 1941 | |
| Betony | Royal Navy Royal Indian Navy
|
Flower modified | corvette | 1,015 | 31 August 1943 | to RIN as Sind 24 March 1945 |
| Bittersweet | Royal Navy Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 23 January 1941 | to Canada 15 May 1941, paid off 22 June 1945 |
| Bluebell | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 19 July 1940[7] | sunk on 17 February 1945 by U-711[9] |
| Bombay | Royal Indian Navy
|
Bathurst | corvette | 1,025 | 24 April 1942 | Decommissioned 1960 |
| Borage | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 29 April 1942 | |
| Brandon | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 22 July 1941 | paid off 22 June 1945 |
| Brantford | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 15 May 1942 | paid off 17 August 1945 |
| Brisk | United States Navy
|
Flower modified | corvette | 1,015 | 6 December 1942 | 9 October 1945 |
| Bryony | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 4 June 1942 | sunk on 15 April 1941by aircraft |
| Buctouche | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 5 June 1941 | paid off 15 June 1945 |
| Burdock | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 27 March 1941 | |
| Burnet | Royal Navy Royal Indian Navy
|
Flower modified | corvette | 1,015 | 23 September 1943 | to RIN as Gondwana 15 May 1945 |
| Buttercup | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 24 April 1942 | served RNSB, to Norway 20 December 1944 |
| Calgary | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 16 December 1941 | paid off 19 June 1945 |
| Calendula | Royal Navy United States Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 6 May 1940 | to USA as Ready 12 March 1942, to UK 20 August 1945, paid off 1945 |
| Camellia | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 18 June 1940 | |
| Campanula | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 6 September 1940[7] | |
| Campion | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 7 July 1941 | |
| Camrose | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 30 June 1941 | paid off 22 July 1945 |
| Candytuft | Royal Navy United States Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 16 October 1940 | to USA as Tenacity 4 March 1942, to UK 26 August 1945 |
| Carnation | Royal Navy Royal Netherlands Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 22 February 1941[7] | transferred to Netherlands 24 March 1943, paid off 4 October 1944 |
| Celandine | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 30 April 1941[7] | |
| Chambly | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 18 December 1940 | paid off 20 June 1945 |
| Charlock | Royal Navy Royal Indian Navy
|
Flower modified | corvette | 1,015 | March 1944 | to RIN post-war, paid off 1947 |
| Charlottetown | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower modified | corvette | 1,015 | 13 December 1941 | sunk on 11 September 1942 by U-517 |
| Chicoutimi | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 12 May 1941 | paid off 16 June 1945 |
| Chilliwack | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 8 April 1941 | paid off 14 July 1945 |
| Chrysanthemum | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | ||
| Clarkia | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 22 April 1940 | |
| Clematis | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 27 July 1940[7] | |
| Clover | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 13 May 1941 | |
| Cobalt | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 25 November 1940 | paid off 17 June 1945 |
| Cobourg | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower modified | corvette | 1,015 | 11 May 1944 | 15 June 1945 |
| Collingwood | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 19 November 1940 | paid off 23 July 1945 |
| Coltsfoot | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 1 November 1941 | |
| Columbine | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 9 November 1940[7] | |
| Commandant d'Estienne d'Orves | French Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 23 May 1942 | 31 May 1947 |
| Commandant Detroyat | French Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 16 September 1941 | 1947 |
| Commandant Drogou | French Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 15 January 1942 | May 1947 |
| Convolvulus | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 26 February 1941[7] | |
| Coreopsis | Royal Navy Hellenic Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | to Greece as Kriezis 10 November 1943, out of service 1952. | |
| Coriander | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | ||
| Cowslip | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 9 August 1941 | |
| Crocus | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 20 October 1940[7] | |
| Cyclamen | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 30 September 1940[7] | |
| Dahlia | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 21 March 1941[7] | |
| Dauphin | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 17 May 1941 | paid off 20 June 1945 |
| Dawson | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 6 October 1941 | paid off 19 June 1945 |
| Delphinium | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 15 November 1940[7] | |
| Dianella | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 6 January 1941[7] | |
| Dianthus | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 17 March 1941[7] | |
| Dittany | Royal Navy United States Navy
|
Flower modified | corvette | 1,015 | 7 March 1943 | to USA as Beacon 7 March 1943, to UK 31 May 1943 |
| Drumheller | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 13 September 1941 | paid off 11 July 1945 |
| Dundas | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 1 April 1942 | paid off 17 July 1945 |
| Dunvegan | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 9 September 1941 | paid off 3 July 1945 |
| Edmundston | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 21 October 1941 | paid off 16 June 1945 |
| Eglantine | Royal Norwegian Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 29 August 1941 | scrapped June 1969 |
| Erica | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 9 August 1940 | sunk 9 February 1943 |
| Eyebright | Royal Navy Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 26 November 1940 | to Canada 15 May 1941, paid off 17 June 1945 |
| Fennel | Royal Navy Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 16 January 1941 | to Canada 15 May 1941, paid off 12 June 1945 |
| Fergus | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower modified | corvette | 1,015 | 18 November 1944 | 14 July 1945 |
| Fleur de Lys | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 26 August 1940 | 14 October 1941 |
| Forrest Hill | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower modified | corvette | 1,015 | 1 December 1943 | 9 July 1945 |
| Fredericton | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 8 December 1941 | paid off 14 July 1945 |
| Freesia | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 19 November 1940 | |
| Fritillary | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 1 November 1941 | |
| Frontenac | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower modified | corvette | 1,015 | 26 October 1943 | 22 July 1945 |
| Galt | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 15 May 1941 | paid off 21 June 1945 |
| Giffard | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower modified | corvette | 1,015 | 10 November 1943 | 5 July 1945 |
| Gardenia | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 24 May 1940[7] | 9 November 1942[7] |
| Genista | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 8 December 1941 | |
| Gentian | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 20 September 1940 | |
| Geranium | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 24 June 1940[7] | |
| Gladiolus | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 6 April 1940 | sunk on 17 October 1941 by U-553[10] |
| Gloriosa | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | ||
| Gloxinia | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 22 August 1940 | |
| Godetia (I) | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 15 July 1940 | sunk in collision 6 September 1940 |
| Godetia (II) | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 23 February 1942 | |
| Guelph | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower modified | corvette | 1,015 | 9 May 1944 | 27 June 1945 |
| Halifax | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 26 November 1941 | paid off 12 July 1945 |
| Harebell | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | ||
| Haste | United States Navy
|
Flower modified | corvette | 1,015 | 6 April 1943 | paid off 3 October 1945 |
| Hawkesbury | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower modified | corvette | 1,015 | 14 June 1944 | 10 July 1945 |
| Heartsease | Royal Navy United States Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 4 June 1940 | to USA 3 April 1942 as Courage, to UK 23 August 1945 |
| Heather | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 1 November 1940 | |
| Heliotrope | Royal Navy United States Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 12 September 1940 | to USA as Surprise 24 March 1942., to UK 26 August 1945 |
| Hemlock | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | ||
| Hepatica | Royal Navy Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 12 November 1940 | to Canada 15 May 1941, paid off 27 June 1945 |
| Hibiscus | Royal Navy United States Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 21 May 1940 | to USA as Spry 2 May 1942, to UK 26 August 1945 |
| Hollyhock | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 19 November 1940 | 9 April 1942 |
| Honesty | Royal Navy
|
Flower modified | corvette | 1,015 | 28 May 1943 | scrapped 1961 |
| Honeysuckle | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 14 September 1940 | |
| Hyacinth | Royal Navy Hellenic Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 2 October 1940 | to Greece as Apostolis 24 October 1943, out of service 1952 |
| Hyderabad | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 23 February 1942 | |
| Hydrangea | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 3 January 1941 | |
| Intensity | United States Navy
|
Flower modified | corvette | 1,015 | 31 March 1943 | paid off 3 October 1945 |
| Ivy | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | ||
| Jasmine | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 16 May 1941 | |
| Jonquil | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 21 October 1940 | |
| Kamloops | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 17 March 1941 | paid off 27 June 1945 |
| Kamsack | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 4 October 1941 | paid off 22 July 1945 |
| Kenogami | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 29 June 1941 | paid off 9 July 1945 |
| Kingcup | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 30 December 1940 | |
| Kitchener | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 28 June 1942 | paid off 11 July 1945 |
| La Bastiaise | French Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 22 June 1940 | 22 June 1940 |
| La Malbaie | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 28 April 1942 | paid off 28 June 1945 |
| La Malouine | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 29 July 1940 | |
| Lachute | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower modified | corvette | 1,015 | 26 October 1944 | 10 July 1945 |
| Larkspur | Royal Navy United States Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 4 June 1940 | to USA as Fury 17 March 1942, to UK on 22 August 1945. |
| Lavender | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 16 May 1941 | |
| Lethbridge | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 25 June 1941 | paid off 23 July 1945 |
| Levis | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 16 May 1941 | sunk 19 September 1941 by U-74 |
| Linaria | Royal Navy
|
Flower modified | corvette | 1,015 | 19 June 1943 | paid off 15 January 1948 |
| Lindsay | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower modified | corvette | 1,015 | 15 November 1943 | 18 July 1945 |
| Ling | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | ||
| Lobelia | French Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 16 July 1941 | April 1947 |
| Long Branch | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower modified | corvette | 1,015 | 5 January 1944 | 17 June 1945 |
| Loosestrife | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 25 November 1941 | |
| Lotus | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 23 May 1942 | |
| Louisburg (I) | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 2 October 1941 | sunk on 6 February 1943 by Luftwaffe aircraft |
| Louisburg (II) | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower modified | corvette | 1,015 | 13 December 1943 | 25 June 1945 |
| Lunenburg | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 4 December 1941 | paid off 23 July 1945 |
| Madras | Royal Indian Navy
|
Bathurst | corvette | 1,025 | 12 May 1942 | Decommissioned 1960 |
| Mallow | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 2 July 1940 | 11 January 1944 |
| Marguerite | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 20 November 1940 | |
| Marigold | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 28 February 1941 | 9 December 1942 |
| Marjoram | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | ||
| Matapedia | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 9 May 1941 | paid off 16 June 1945 |
| Mayflower | Royal Navy Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 28 November 1940 | to Canada 15 May 1941, paid off 31 May 1945 |
| Meadowsweet | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 8 July 1942 | |
| Merrittonia | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower modified | corvette | 1,015 | 10 November 1944 | 11 July 1945 |
| Midland | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 17 November 1941 | paid off 15 July 1945 |
| Might | United States Navy
|
Flower modified | corvette | 1,015 | 22 December 1942 | 9 October 1945 |
| Mignonette | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 7 May 1941 | |
| Mimico | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower modified | corvette | 1,015 | 8 February 1944 | 18 July 1945 |
| Mimosa | French Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 11 May 1941 | 9 June 1942 |
| Moncton | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 24 April 1942 | paid off 12 December 1945 |
| Monkshood | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 31 July 1941 | |
| Montbretia | Royal Norwegian Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 29 September 1941 | sunk 18 November 1942 by U-262 |
| Moose Jaw | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 19 June 1941 | paid off 8 July 1945 |
| Morden | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 6 September 1941 | paid off 29 June 1945 |
| Myosotis | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 30 May 1941 | |
| Nanaimo | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 26 April 1941 | paid off 28 September 1945 |
| Napanee | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 12 May 1941 | paid off 12 July 1945 |
| Narcissus | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 17 July 1941 | |
| Nasturtium | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 26 September 1940 | |
| New Westminster | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 31 January 1942 | paid off 21 June 1945 |
| Nigella | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 25 February 1941 | |
| Norsyd | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower modified | corvette | 1,015 | 22 December 1943 | 25 June 1945 |
| North Bay | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower modified | corvette | 1,015 | 25 October 1943 | 5 June 1945 |
| Oakville | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 18 November 1941 | paid off 20 July 1945 |
| Orchis | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 29 November 1940 | 21 August 1944 |
| Orillia | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 25 November 1940 | paid off 2 July 1945 |
| Owen Sound | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower modified | corvette | 1,015 | 17 November 1943 | 19 July 1945 |
| Oxlip | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 28 December 1941 | |
| Parry Sound | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower modified | corvette | 1,015 | 30 August 1944 | 10 July 1945 |
| Pennywort | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 5 March 1942 | |
| Pentstemon | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 31 July 1941 | |
| Peony | Royal Navy Hellenic Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 2 August 1940 | to Greece as Sachtouris 1943, scrapped 1952 |
| Periwinkle | Royal Navy United States Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 8 April 1940 | to USA as Restless 15 March 1942, to UK 26 August 1945 |
| Pert | United States Navy
|
Flower modified | corvette | 1,015 | 23 July 1943 | 3 October 1945 |
| Peterborough | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower modified | corvette | 1,015 | 1 June 1944 | 19 July 1945 |
| Petunia | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 13 January 1941 | |
| Phlox | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | May 1942 | |
| Picotee | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 5 September 1940 | sunk on 12 August 1941 by U-568[11] |
| Pictou | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 29 April 1941 | paid off 12 July 1945 |
| Pimpernel | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 9 January 1941 | |
| Pink | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 2 July 1942 | declared total loss after 27 June 1944 in attack by U-988[12] |
| Polyanthus | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 24 April 1941 | sunk on 21 September 1943 by U-952[13] |
| Poppy | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 12 May 1942 | |
| Port Arthur | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 26 May 1942 | paid off 11 July 1945 |
| Potentilla | Royal Navy Royal Norwegian Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 16 January 1942 | to Norway 16 January 1942, to RN 13 March 1944 |
| Prescott | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 26 June 1941 | paid off 20 July 1945 |
| Primrose | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 15 July 1940 | |
| Primula | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 27 August 1940 | |
| Prudent | United States Navy
|
Flower modified | corvette | 1,015 | 16 August 1943 | 11 October 1945 |
| Punjab | Royal Indian Navy
|
Bathurst | corvette | 1,025 | 20 March 1942 | Decommissioned 1949 |
| Quesnel | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 23 May 1941 | paid off 3 July 1945 |
| Ranunculus | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | ||
| Regina | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 22 January 1942 | sunk on 8 August 1944 by U-667 |
| Renoncule | French Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 28 July 1941 | 1947 |
| Rhododendron | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 18 October 1940 | |
| Rimouski | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 26 April 1941 | paid off 24 July 1945 |
| Riviere du Loup | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower modified | corvette | 1,015 | 21 November 1943 | 2 July 1945 |
| Rockrose | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 4 November 1941 | |
| Rose | Royal Norwegian Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 31 October 1941 | to Norway 31 October 1941, sunk 26 October 1944 by Manners |
| Rosebay | Royal Navy
|
Flower modified | corvette | 1,015 | 28 July 1943 | paid off 20 March 1946 |
| Roselys | French Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 19 September 1941 | 1947 |
| Rosthern | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 17 June 1941 | paid off 19 July 1945 |
| Sackville | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 30 December 1941 | paid off 8 April 1946 |
| Salvia | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 20 September 1940 | sunk on 24 December 1941 by U-568[14] |
| Samphire | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 30 June 1941 | 30 January 1943 |
| Saskatoon | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 9 June 1941 | paid off 25 June 1945 |
| Saxifrage | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 6 February 1942 | |
| Shawinigan | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 19 September 1941 | sunk 25 November 1944 |
| Shediac | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 8 July 1941 | paid off 28 August 1945 |
| Sherbrooke | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 5 June 1941 | paid off 28 June 1945 |
| Smilax | Royal Navy
|
Flower modified | corvette | 1,015 | 21 June 1943 | paid off 9 October 1945 |
| Smiths Falls | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower modified | corvette | 1,015 | 28 November 1944 | 8 July 1945 |
| Snowberry | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 26 November 1940 | paid off 8 June 1945 |
| Snowdrop | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 30 July 1941 | |
| Snowflake | Royal Navy
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Flower | corvette | 925 | 2 November 1941 | |
| Sorel | Royal Canadian Navy
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Flower | corvette | 925 | 19 August 1941 | paid off 22 June 1945 |
| Spikenard | Royal Navy Royal Canadian Navy
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Flower | corvette | 925 | 6 December 1940 | to Canada 15 May 1941, sunk on 11 February 1942 by U-136 |
| Spiraea | Royal Navy
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Flower | corvette | 925 | 27 February 1941 | |
| St. Lambert | Royal Canadian Navy
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Flower modified | corvette | 1,015 | 27 May 1944 | 20 July 1945 |
| Starwort | Royal Navy
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Flower | corvette | 925 | 26 May 1941 | |
| Statice | Royal Navy
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Flower modified | corvette | 1,015 | 20 September 1943 | paid off May 1947 |
| Stellarton | Royal Canadian Navy
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Flower modified | corvette | 1,015 | 29 September 1944 | 1 July 1945 |
| Stonecrop | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 30 July 1941 | |
| Strathroy | Royal Canadian Navy
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Flower modified | corvette | 1,015 | 20 November 1944 | 12 July 1945 |
| Sudbury | Royal Canadian Navy
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Flower | corvette | 925 | 15 October 1941 | paid off 28 August 1945 |
| Summerside | Royal Canadian Navy
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Flower | corvette | 925 | 11 September 1941 | paid off 6 July 1945 |
| Sundew | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | ||
| Sunflower | Royal Navy
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Flower | corvette | 925 | 25 January 1941 | |
| Sweetbriar | Royal Navy
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Flower | corvette | 925 | 8 September 1941 | |
| Tamarisk | Royal Navy Hellenic Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | November 1943 | to Greece as Tombazis November 1943. scrapped 1952 |
| The Pas | Royal Canadian Navy
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Flower | corvette | 925 | 21 October 1941 | paid off 24 July 1945 |
| Thorlock | Royal Canadian Navy
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Flower modified | corvette | 1,015 | 13 November 1944 | 15 July 1945 |
| Thyme | Royal Navy
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Flower | corvette | 925 | 23 October 1941 | |
| Timmins | Royal Canadian Navy
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Flower | corvette | 925 | 10 February 1942 | paid off 15 July 1945 |
| Trail | Royal Canadian Navy
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Flower | corvette | 925 | 30 April 1941 | paid off 17 July 1945 |
| Trentonian | Royal Canadian Navy
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Flower modified | corvette | 1,015 | 1 December 1943 | sunk 22 February 1945 by U-1004 |
| Trillium | Royal Canadian Navy
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Flower | corvette | 925 | 31 October 1940 | paid off 27 June 1945 |
| Tulip | Royal Navy
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Flower | corvette | 925 | 18 November 1940 | |
| Vancouver | Royal Canadian Navy
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Flower | corvette | 925 | 20 March 1942 | paid off 26 June 1945 |
| Verbena | Royal Navy
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Flower | corvette | 925 | 19 December 1940 | |
| Veronica | Royal Navy United States Navy
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Flower | corvette | 925 | 18 February 1941 | to USA as Temptress 16 February 1942, to UK 26 August 1945 |
| Vervain | Royal Navy
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Flower | corvette | 925 | 9 June 1941 | 20 February 1945 |
| Vetch | Royal Navy
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Flower | corvette | 925 | 11 August 1941 | |
| Ville de Quebec | Royal Canadian Navy
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Flower | corvette | 925 | 24 May 1942 | paid off 6 July 1945 |
| Violet | Royal Navy
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Flower | corvette | 925 | 3 February 1941 | 10 February 1946 |
| Wallflower | Royal Navy
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Flower | corvette | 925 | 7 March 1941 | |
| West York | Royal Canadian Navy
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Flower modified | corvette | 1,015 | 6 October 1944 | 9 July 1945 |
| Wetaskiwin | Royal Canadian Navy
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Flower | corvette | 925 | 17 December 1940 | paid off 19 June 1945 |
| Weyburn | Royal Canadian Navy
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Flower | corvette | 925 | 26 November 1941 | paid off 22 February 1943 |
| Whitby | Royal Canadian Navy
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Flower modified | corvette | 1,015 | 6 June 1944 | 16 July 1945 |
| Willowherb | Royal Navy
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Flower modified | corvette | 1,015 | 30 August 1943 | paid off 11 June 1946 |
| Windflower | Royal Navy Royal Canadian Navy
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Flower | corvette | 925 | 20 October 1940 | to Canada 15 May 1941, sunk 7 December 1941 |
| Woodruff | Royal Navy
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Flower | corvette | 925 | 7 April 1941 | |
| Woodstock | Royal Canadian Navy
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Flower | corvette | 925 | 1 May 1942 | paid off 27 January 1945 |
| Zinnia | Royal Navy
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Flower | corvette | 925 | 30 March 1941 | sunk 23 August 1941 by U-564[15] |
References[]
- ↑ Archives, The National. "Royal Navy operations in the Second World War - The National Archives" (in en-US). http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/royal-navy-operations-second-world-war/.
- ↑ Naval Vessel Register Index
- ↑ "US Navy Inactive Classification Symbols". Naval Vessel Register. NAVSEA Shipbuilding Support Office. http://www.nvr.navy.mil/oldclass.htm. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ↑ Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships Index
- ↑ HMS Arbutus (K 86) (British Corvette) - Ships hit by German U-boats during WWII - uboat.net
- ↑ [1] uboat.net - Officered & crewed by Royal Australian Navy Volunteer Reserve personnel from May 1941 to June 1945
- ↑ 7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 7.11 7.12 7.13 7.14 7.15 7.16 7.17 7.18 7.19 7.20 7.21 Lambert and Brown 2008, p. 65.
- ↑ HMS Asphodel (K 56) (British Corvette) - Ships hit by German U-boats during WWII - uboat.net
- ↑ HMS Bluebell (K 80) (British Corvette) - Ships hit by German U-boats during WWII - uboat.net
- ↑ HMS Gladiolus (K 34) (British Corvette) - Ships hit by German U-boats during WWII - uboat.net
- ↑ HMS Picotee (K 63) (British Corvette) - Ships hit by German U-boats during WWII - uboat.net
- ↑ HMS Pink (K 137) (British Corvette) - Ships hit by German U-boats during WWII - uboat.net
- ↑ HMS Polyanthus (K 47) (British Corvette) - Ships hit by German U-boats during WWII - uboat.net
- ↑ HMS Salvia (K 97) (British Corvette) - Ships hit by German U-boats during WWII - uboat.net
- ↑ HMS Zinnia (K 98) (British Corvette) - Ships hit by German U-boats during WWII - uboat.net
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- NavSource Naval History
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