HMS Heartsease
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Two ships of the Royal Navy
have borne the name HMS Heartsease, after the common name for the wildflower Viola tricolor:
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 Heartsease, after the common name for the wildflower Viola tricolor:
- HMS Heartsease was a 36-gun ship captured in 1652 and sold in 1656.
- HMS HeartseaseHMS Heartsease (K15)HMS Heartsease was a Flower-class corvette of the Royal Navy. She served with both the Royal Navy and the United States Navy during the Second World War, with the latter navy as USS Courage...
was a Flower classFlower class corvetteThe 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...
corvetteCorvetteA 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...
, originally to have been named HMS Pansy. She was launched in 1940, transferred to the United States NavyUnited States NavyThe United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
in 1942 as USS Courage and returned in 1945. She was sold into civilian service in 1946 and was lost in 1958.