HMS Arabis
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Three ships of the Royal Navy
have borne the name HMS Arabis, after the flower, the Arabis
.
was an Arabis class
sloop launched in 1915 and sunk in 1916. was a Flower class
corvette
launched in 1940. She was transferred to the US Navy in 1942 as USS Saucy. She was returned in 1945, renamed HMS Snapdragon, and was sold in 1946. was another Flower class corvette, launched in 1943 and on completion lent to the Royal New Zealand Navy
where she served as HMNZS Arabis
. The ship was returned to the Royal Navy in 1948 and scrapped in 1951.
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
have borne the name HMS Arabis, after the flower, the Arabis
Arabis
Arabis , or rockcress, is a genus of flowering plants, within the family Brassicaceae, subfamily Brassicoideae.Though traditionally recognized as a large genus with many Old World and New World members, more recent evaluations of the relationships among these species using genetic data suggest that...
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was an Arabis class
Arabis class sloop
The Arabis class was the third class of minesweeping sloops to be built under the Emergency War Programme for the Royal Navy in World War I as part of the larger "Flower Class", which were also referred to as the "Cabbage Class", or "Herbaceous Borders"...
sloop launched in 1915 and sunk in 1916. was a Flower class
Flower class corvette
The Flower-class corvette was a class of 267 corvettes used during World War II, specifically with the Allied navies as anti-submarine convoy escorts during the Battle of the Atlantic...
corvette
Corvette
A corvette is a small, maneuverable, lightly armed warship, originally smaller than a frigate and larger than a coastal patrol craft or fast attack craft , although many recent designs resemble frigates in size and role...
launched in 1940. She was transferred to the US Navy in 1942 as USS Saucy. She was returned in 1945, renamed HMS Snapdragon, and was sold in 1946. was another Flower class corvette, launched in 1943 and on completion lent to the Royal New Zealand Navy
Royal New Zealand Navy
The Royal New Zealand Navy is the maritime arm of the New Zealand Defence Force...
where she served as HMNZS Arabis
HMNZS Arabis (K385)
HMNZS Arabis was a modified Flower class corvette of the Royal New Zealand Navy . Built for the Royal Navy as HMS Arabis, she was transferred to the RNZN on completion. She was commissioned in 1944...
. The ship was returned to the Royal Navy in 1948 and scrapped in 1951.