HMS Camellia

Last updated December 16, 2021

HMS Camellia may refer to one of two ships of the Royal Navy named after Camellia , the genus of flowering plants:

HMS Camellia (1915), an Azalea-class sloop launched in 1915, that served in World War I and was sold in 1923.
HMS Camellia (K31), a Flower-class corvette launched in 1940, that served in World War II and was sold in 1946.

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