Flower class sloop

Flower class sloop

The Flower class comprised five classes of sloops built under the Emergency War Programme for the Royal Navy during World War I, all of which were named after various flowers. They were popularly known as the "herbaceous borders" or the "cabbage class"

*"Arabis" class sloop
*"Azalea" class sloop
*"Acacia" class sloop
*"Anchusa" class sloop
*"Aubretia" class sloop


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