HMS Dianthus (K95)
HMS Dianthus was a Flower-class corvette of the Royal Navy. She was launched on 9 July 1940 from the Leith Docks on the Firth of Forth and named after the genus of flowering plants including Carnation, Pink, and Sweet William. The ship escorted trade convoys between Newfoundland and the Western Approaches through the Battle of the Atlantic wolf pack attacks of the winter of 1942-43.
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HMS Dianthus (K95)
HMS Dianthus was a Flower-class corvette of the Royal Navy. She was launched on 9 July 1940 from the Leith Docks on the Firth of Forth and named after the genus of flowering plants including Carnation, Pink, and Sweet William. The ship escorted trade convoys between Newfoundland and the Western Approaches through the Battle of the Atlantic wolf pack attacks of the winter of 1942-43.
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HMS Dianthus was a Flower-clas ...... acks of the winter of 1942-43.
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builder
commissioning date
1941-03-17
country
laying down
1939-10-31
length (μ)
ship beam (μ)
1.00584e+1
ship launched
1940-07-09
status
scrapped 1969
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top speed (kmh)
Wikipage page ID
32,226,970
Wikipage revision ID
703,837,137
Ship armament
* 1 × 4 inch BL Mk.IX single g ...... ge rails with 40 depth charges
Ship complement
Ship flag
Ship out of service
Ship propulsion
* single shaft
* 2 × water tub ...... n reciprocating steam engine
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HMS Dianthus was a Flower-clas ...... acks of the winter of 1942-43.
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HMS Dianthus (K95)
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