HMS Gardenia (K99)

HMS Gardenia anchored in the 1940s.
History
United Kingdom
NameGardenia
NamesakeGardenia
BuilderWilliam Simons and Company, Renfrew
Laid down20 September 1939
Launched10 April 1940
Commissioned24 May 1940
IdentificationPennant number: K99
FateSunk in a collision, 9 November 1942
General characteristics
Class & typeFlower-class corvette
Displacement925 long tons
Length205 ft (62 m) o/a
Beam33 ft (10 m)
Draught11 ft 6 in (3.51 m)
Propulsion
  • 1 × 4-cycle triple-expansion reciprocating steam engine
  • 2 × fire tube Scotch boilers
  • Single shaft
  • 2,750 ihp (2,050 kW)
Speed16 kn (30 km/h)
Range3,500 nmi (6,500 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h)
Complement85
Sensors &
processing systems
  • 1 × SW1C or 2C radar
  • 1 × Type 123A or Type 127DV sonar
Armament

HMS Gardenia was a Flower-class corvette that served in the Royal Navy and was built by William Simons and Company in 1940. She was named after Gardenia. Commissioned in 1940, rammed and sunk by HMS Fluellen on 9 November 1942.

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