HMS Privet

Last updated November 30, 2021

There have been at least two ships of the Royal Navy named HMS Privet:

HMS Privet (1916), built as the merchantman Island Queen in 1916 and taken up a Q-ship during World War I.
HMS Privet (1942), a Flower-class corvette which was intended for the Royal Navy but was delivered to the U.S. Navy as USS Prudent in 1942.

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