HMS Snapdragon
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Three Royal Navy
ships have been names HMS Snapdragon, after the flower
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was an Arabis class sloop
launched in 1915, during World War I, and sold in 1934. was a Flower class corvette
launched in 1940, during World War II
, and sunk in 1942 in the Mediterranean.
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
ships have been names HMS Snapdragon, after the flower
Antirrhinum
Antirrhinum is a genus of plants commonly known as snapdragons from the flowers' fancied resemblance to the face of a dragon that opens and closes its mouth when laterally squeezed...
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was an Arabis class sloop
Arabis class sloop
The Arabis class was the third class of minesweeping sloops to be built under the Emergency War Programme for the Royal Navy in World War I as part of the larger "Flower Class", which were also referred to as the "Cabbage Class", or "Herbaceous Borders"...
launched in 1915, during World War I, and sold in 1934. was a Flower class corvette
Flower class corvette
The Flower-class corvette was a class of 267 corvettes used during World War II, specifically with the Allied navies as anti-submarine convoy escorts during the Battle of the Atlantic...
launched in 1940, during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, and sunk in 1942 in the Mediterranean.
- HMS SnapdragonHMS Arabis (K73)For the New Zealand corvette of the same name see HMNZS ArabisHMS Arabis was a of the Royal Navy. Originally ordered for the French Navy in the early days of the war, the ship was commissioned into the Royal Navy as HMS Arabis. She was transferred to the United States Navy in 1942, serving as USS...
was another Flower class corvette, originally named HMS Arabis and launched in 1940. She was transferred to the United States Navy and commissioned as USS Saucy before being returned to the Royal Navy in 1945 and recommissioned as HMS Snapdragon.