HMS Nasturtium

Last updated December 21, 2021

Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Nasturtium:

HMS Nasturtium (1915) was an Arabis-classsloop launched in 1915 and sunk in 1916
HMS Nasturtium (K107) was a Flower-classcorvette ordered as La Paimpolaise by the French Navy she was taken over in 1940 and renamed. She was sold to Greece in 1948 and renamed Cania

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HMS Nasturtium was an Arabis-class sloop built in Scotland and launched in 1915.

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