British corvette HMS Petunia K79 1939-1946 and Nationalist Chinese ROCS Fu Bo 1946-1947

HMS Petunia. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Part of Flower-class succeeded by Castle-class. Originally based on the design of the whale catcher Southern Pride were totally 225 vessels of the first batch ordered and another slightly larger an better armed second batch of 69 vessels, totally 294 completed and 5 (original design) and 6 (modified design) cancelled. The corvettes served in navies worldwide. Ordered in 31 August 1939, laid down by Henry Robb, Leith, Scotland on 4 December 1939, launched on 19 September 1940, commissioned on 13 January 1941, decommissioned in January 1946, sold to Republic of China/Nationalist China in January 1946 and sunk in a collision with the steamship Haimin at the Wuqiuyu lighthouse, Meizhoi Bay, Fujian Province on 19 March 1947.