CORVETTE LISTINGS
Flower Class Corvette - A Ship of 925 tons standard displacement when built, which increased
to 1,180 tons due to modifications.
Length - 205 feet overall, Beam - 33 feet, and maximum draft of 15 feet 6 inches at standard displacement.
Two cylindrical boilers with a single shaft, vertical triple-expansion engine. The two boilers were oil fired,
and had a capacity of 40 tons and a working steam pressure of 225lbs per sq/inch.
The engine was reciprocal vertical 4-cylinder, triple-expansion which drove a single screw. Cylinder sizes were
18.5", 31.0" and 38.5" with a strike length of 30".
Designed shaft horse-power was 2,750 at 185 rpm giving a maximum speedof 16/17 knots.
Fuel consumption was 0.5 tons per hour at 10 kts and the bunkers held 230 tons of oil fuel.
| Corvette Name |
Pennant No. | Shipyard Origin | Date Of Commission |
| Carnation | K.00 | Grangemouth:N.E.Marine | 3.9.40 |
| Acanthus | K.01 | Ailsa | 26.5.41 |
| Heliotrope | K.03 | Crown:N.E.Marine | 5.6.40 |
| Saxifrage | K.04 | Hill:Richardson W. C. | 24.10.41 |
| Lobelia | K.05 | Hall | 15.2.41 |
| Dianella | K.07 | Lewis | 3.9.40 |
| Spiraea | K.08 | Inglis:Kincaid | 12.2.41 |
| Candytuft | K.09 | Grangemouth:N.E.Marine | 8.7.40 |
| Snapdragon | K.10 | Simons | 3.9.40 |
| Alyssum | K.100 | Brown:Kincaid | 3.3.41 |
| Rose | K.102 | Simons | 22.9.41 |
| Loosestrife | K.105 | Hall Russell | 25.8.41 |
| Nasturtium | K.107 | Smiths | 26.9.40 |
| Campion | K.108 | Crown:Clark | 26.4.41 |
| Mimosa | K.11 | Hill:Richardson W.C. | 18.1.42 |
| Pennywort | K.111 | Inglis:Kincaid | 18.10.41 |
| Bellwort | K.114 | Brown:Kincaid | 11.8.41 |
| Renoncule | K.117 | Simons | 25.6.41 |
| Auricula | K.12 | Brown:Kincaid | 14.11.40 |
| Borage | K.120 | Brown:Kincaid | 22.11.41 |
| Oxlip | K.123 | Inglis:Kincaid | 28.8.41 |
| Burdock | K.126 | Crown: N.E. Marine | 14.12.40 |
| Samphire | K.128 | Smiths Dock | 14.4.41 |
| Lotus (ii) | K.130 | H.Robb | 9.5.42 |
| Vetch | K.132 | Smiths Dock | 27.5.41 |
| Clover | K.134 | Fleming & Ferguson | 30.1.41 |
| Pink | K.137 | Robb:Ailsa:N.E.Marine | 16.2.42 |
| Primula | K.14 | Simons | 22.6.40 |
| Coltsfoot | K.140 | Hall | 12.5.41 |
| Stonecrop | K.142 | Smiths Dock | 22.8.41 |
| Meadowsweet | K.144 | Hill:Richardson W. C. | 28.3.42 |
| Heartsease | K.15 | Harland & Wolff | 20.4.40 |
| Geranium | K.16 | Simons | 23.4.40 |
| Amaranthus | K.17 | Fleming & Fergusun | 17.10.40 |
| Campanula | K.18 | Fleming & Ferguson | 23.5.40 |
| Abelia | K.184 | Harland & Wolff | 28.11.40 |
| Alisma | K.185 | Harland & Wolff | 17.12.40 |
| Anchusa | K.186 | Harland & Wolff | 15.1.41 |
| Armeria | K.187 | Harland & Wolff | 16.1.41 |
| Aster | K.188 | Harland & Wolff | 12.2.40 |
| Bergamot | K.189 | Harland & Wolff | 15.2.41 |
| Nigella | K.19 | Philip:Clark | 21.9.40 |
| Vervain | K.190 | Harland & Wolff | 12.3.41 |
| Bryony | K.192 | Harland & Wolff | 04.06.42 |
| Buttercup | K.193 | Harland & Wolff | 10.4.41 |
| Chrysanthemum | K.195 | Harland & Wolff | 11.4.41 |
| Cowslip | K.196 | Harland & Wolff | 23.5.40 |
| Eglantine | K.197 | Harland & Wolff | 27.8.41 |
| Fritillary | K.199 | Harland & Wolff | 22.7.41 |
| Starwort | K.20 | Inglis:Kincaid | 12.5.41 |
| Genista | K.200 | Harland & Wolff | 24.7.41 |
| Monkshood | K.207 | Fleming & Ferguson | 17.4.41 |
| Montbretia | K.208 | Fleming & Ferguson | 27.5.41 |
| Sweetbriar | K.209 | Smiths Dock | 26.6.41 |
| Thyme | K.210 | Smiths Dock | 25.7.41 |
| Snowflake | K.211 | Smiths Dock | 31.10.40 |
| Hyderabad (Nettle) | K.212 | Hall | 23.9.41 |
| Poppy | K.213 | Hall | 20.11.41 |
| Potentilla | K.214 | Simons | 18.12.41 |
| Tamarisk | K.216 | Fleming & Ferguson | 28.7.41 |
| Gloxinia | K.22 | Harland & Wolff | 2.7.40 |
| Godetia(ii) | K.226 | Crown:Clark | 24.9.41 |
| Jasmine | K.23 | Ferguson | 14.1.41 |
| Hibiscus | K.24 | Harland & Wolff | 6.4.40 |
| Azalea | K.25 | C.W. & G.:Holmes | 8.7.40 |
| Honeysuckle | K.27 | Ferguson | 22.4.40 |
| Betony | K.274 | A.Hall | 31.8.43 |
| Dittany | K.279 | Collingwood | 31.5.43 |
| Calendula | K.28 | Harland & Wolff | 21.3.40 |
| Smilax | K.280 | Collingwood | 21.6.43 |
| Statice | K.281 | Collingwood | 20.9.43 |
| Linaria | K.282 | Midland | 22.6.43 |
| Willowherb | K.283 | Midland | 30.8.43 |
| Honesty | K.285 | Kingston | 28.5.43 |
| Rosebay | K.286 | Kingston | 28.7.43 |
| Tulip | K.29 | Smiths Dock | 4.9.40 |
| Burgloss | K.306 | J.Crown | 8.11.43 |
| Camellia | K.31 | Harland & Wolff | 4.5.40 |
| Coreopsis | K.32 | Inglis:Kincaid | 23.5.40 |
| Kingcup | K.33 | Harland & Wolff | 31.10.40 |
| Gladiolus | K.34 | Smiths Dock | 24.1.40 |
| Burnet | K.348 | Ferguson | 10.3.44 |
| Violet | K.35 | Simons | 30.12.40 |
| Clematis | K.36 | Hill:Richardson W. C. | 22.4.40 |
| Veronica | K.37 | Smiths Dock | 17.10.40 |
| Mignonette | K.38 | Hall Russell:N.E.Marine | 28.1.41 |
| Hydrangea | K.39 | Ferguson | 4.9.40 |
| Charlock | K.395 | Ferguson | 10.3.44 |
| Peony | K.40 | Harland & Wolff | 4.6.40 |
| Sunflower | K.41 | Smiths Dock | 19.8.40 |
| Freesia | K.43 | Harland & Wolff | 3.10.40 |
| Wallflower | K.44 | Smiths Dock | 14.11.40 |
| Convolvulus | K.45 | Hill:Richardson W. C. | 21.9.40 |
| La Malouine | K.46 | Smiths | 29.6.40 |
| Polyanthus | K.47 | Robb:Kincaid | 30.11.40 |
| Anemone | K.48 | Blyth:Clark | 22.4.40 |
| Crocus | K.49 | Inglis:Kincaid | 28.5.41 |
| Erica | K.50 | Harland & Wolff | 18.6.40 |
| Rockrose | K.51 | Hill:Richardson W. G. | 26.7.41 |
| Woodruff | K.53 | Simons | 28.2.41 |
| Marguerite | K.54 | Hall Russell | 8.7.40 |
| Periwinkle | K.55 | Harland & Wolff | 24.2.40 |
| Asphodel | K.56 | Brown:Kincaid | 25.5.40 |
| Roselys (Sundew) | K.57 | Lewis | 28.5.41 |
| Aconite | K.58 | Ailsa | 31.3.41 |
| Dahlia | K.59 | Lewis | 31.10.40 |
| Lavender | K.60 | Hall | 27.11.40 |
| Pentstemon | K.61 | Philip:Clark | 18.1.41 |
| Picotee | K.63 | Harland & Wolff | 19.7.40 |
| Hollyhock | K.64 | Crown: N.E.Marine | 19.8.40 |
| Myosotis | K.65 | Lewis | 30.5.41 |
| Begonia | K.66 | C.W. & G.:Holmes | 18.9.40 |
| Snowdrop | K.67 | Smiths Dock | 12.5.41 |
| Jonquil | K.68 | Fleming & Ferguson | 9.7.40 |
| Heather | K.69 | Harland & Wolff | 17.9.40 |
| Pimpernel | K.71 | Harland & Wolff | 16.11.40 |
| Balsam | K.72 | Brown:Clark | 30.5.42 |
| Godetia(i) | K.72 | Smiths Dock | 8.5.40 |
| Arabis | K.73 | Harland & Wolff | 14.2.40 |
| Narcissus | K.74 | Lewis | 29.3.41 |
| Celandine | K.75 | Grangemouth:Ailsa | 28.12.40 |
| Orchis | K.76 | Harland & Wolff | 15.10.40 |
| Delphinium | K.77 | Robb:Ailsa | 6.6.40 |
| Rhododendron | K.78 | Harland & Wolff | 2.9.40 |
| Petunia | K.79 | Robb:Kincaid | 19.9.40 |
| Bluebell | K.80 | Fleming & Ferguson | 24.4.40 |
| Mallow | K.81 | Harland & Wolff | 22.5.40 |
| Larkspur | K.82 | Fleming & Ferguson | 5.9.40 |
| Cyclamen | K.83 | Lewis | 26.6.40 |
| Hyacinth | K.84 | Harland & Wolff | 19.8.40 |
| Verbena | K.85 | Smiths Dock | 1.10.40 |
| Arbutus | K.86 | Blyth:Clark | 5.6.40 |
| Marigold | K.87 | Hall Russell | 4.9.40 |
| Clarkia | K.88 | Harland & Wolff | 7.3.40 |
| Gentian | K.90 | Harland & Wolff | 6.8.40 |
| Primrose | K.91 | Simons | 8.5.40 |
| Lotus (I) | K.93 | Hall:Ailsa | 17.1.42 |
| Columbine | K.94 | Hill:Richardson W. C. | 13.8.40 |
| Dianthus | K.95 | Robb:Ailsa | 9.7.40 |
| Aubrietia | K.96 | Brown:Kincaid | 5.9.40 |
| Salvia | K.97 | Simons | 6.8.40 |
| Zinnia | K.98 | Smiths Dock | 28.11.40 |
| Gardenia | K.99 | Simons | 10.4.40 |