Hull / pennantK79
ClassFlower class corvette
NavyRoyal Navy
CountryUnited Kingdom
What is known about this ship
HMS Petunia is documented as one physical Flower-class hull. Later transfers or renamings, where present, are attached as service identities rather than duplicate ships.
Class context: Flower class corvette
The Flower class was the mass-production corvette that carried a disproportionate share of early Allied convoy-escort and anti-submarine work during the Battle of the Atlantic. Its commercial-vessel ancestry allowed rapid construction in smaller yards that could not build destroyers or larger escorts.
Class relationship
This ship is recorded as a member of Flower class corvette. Shared design history belongs on the class page; this page concentrates on the individual hull where evidence is available.
Sources and further reading
- FLOWER corvettes (PRIMULA) ↗Navypedia · accessed 2026-09-19
- Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1922–1946Conway Maritime Press
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