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Tuesday, 22 September 2026

British minesweeping sloop HMS Crocus 1915-1930

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Built under the Emergency War Programme of the First World War. At the end of 1914 was the design completed and in July 1915 were 36 ships in 3 batches ordered for the British Royal Navy. British shipyards built an additional 8 vessels for the French Navy. Part of Arabis-class preceded by Azalea- and Acacia classes and preceded by Aubrietia-class. The Arabis-class was just like 4 other subclasses part of the so-called Flower-class, the later also known as Cabbage-class or the Herbaceous Borders. Launched by Lobnitz and Company, Renfrew, Scotland on 24 December 1915 and sold at Bombay, India in June 1930. 

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