HMS Poppy

Two ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Poppy after the flower.[1]

  • HMS Poppy (1915) was an Arabis-class sloop launched in 1915 and sold in 1923.
    Picture taken by Eric Murray in 1918
  • HMS Poppy (K213) was a Flower-class corvette launched in 1941 and sold in 1946 for mercantile service as Rami.

References
  1. Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
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