HMS Poppy
Two ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Poppy after the flower.[1]
- The first Poppy was an Arabis-class sloop launched at the Swan Hunter Shipyard on 9 November 1915 and sold on 9 April 1923.
Picture taken by Eric Murray in 1918 - The second Poppy was a Flower-class corvette launched in Aberdeen on 20 November 1941 and sold in 1946 and subsequently renamed Rami. As an escort in the PQ17 convoy, Poppy picked up 53 survivors from the American merchant ship Hosier after it had been bombed.[2]
References
- ↑ 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. OCLC 67375475.
- ↑ HMS Poppy, uboat.net
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