HMS Heliotrope

Last updated December 26, 2021

At least two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Heliotrope after the genus of flower.

HMS Heliotrope (1915) was an Azalea-classsloop launched in 1915 and sold for scrapping in 1935.
HMS Heliotrope (K03) was a Flower-classcorvette launched in 1940 and transferred to the United States in 1942 as USS Surprise, returned to the Royal Navy in 1945 she was sold into mercantile service as Heliolock in 1946.

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Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Iris after the Greek mythological figure Iris or after the flower by that name. A ninth was planned but renamed before entering service:

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USS Surprise (PG-63), the fourth American naval ship of the name, was a Temptress-class gunboat patrol gunboat during World War II. She was built as the British Flower-class corvette HMS Heliotrope, and was in service with the Royal Navy during the first years of the Battle of the Atlantic. She was loaned to and operated by the United States Navy from 1942-1945. After World War II she was sold as a merchant vessel and ended her life in the Chinese navy as Lin I.

Two vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Begonia after the flower.

Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Snowdrop after the flower, the Snowdrop:

Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Arabis, after the flower, the Arabis.

Three Royal Navy ships have been names HMS Snapdragon, after the flower:

HMS Mallow has been the name of more than one ship of the British Royal Navy, and may refer to:

Four ships of the Royal Navy have carried the name HMS Crocus, after the crocus, a genus of flowering plants.

Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Carnation.

Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Buttercup, named for the buttercup flower:

Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Jonquil, after the flower:

Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Honeysuckle, after the flower:

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