Sister ship President (ex-Saxifrage)
Thames, London, England 22 June 2010
An item reported the departure of British sloop HMS Chrysantemum on 6 December from Devonport, England towards Malta.(1)
Note
1. Anchusa-class sloop preceded by Cadmus-class succeeded by Kil-class. Launched by Armstrong Whitworth on 10 November 1917, commissioned in 1917, decommissioned in 1988 and broken up in 1995. Sister ship was the Saxifrage renamed HMS President in 1922.
Source
The National Archives, Kew Gardens, England CAB/24/116/95

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