| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Flower |
| Pennant | K 25 |
| Built by | Cook, Welton & Gemmill (Beverley, U.K.) |
| Ordered | 25 Jul 1939 |
| Laid down | 15 Nov 1939 |
| Launched | 8 Jul 1940 |
| Commissioned | 27 Jan 1941 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Sold on 5 April 1946 and became the merchantile Norte. |
Commands listed for HMS Azalea (K 25)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. George Carlow Geddes, RNR | 6 Nov 1940 | Apr 1945 ? |
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Noteable events involving Azalea include:
12 Apr 1943
HMS Azalea (Lt. G.C. Geddes, RNR) picks up 45 survivors from the British merchant Fresno City that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-706 in the North Atlantic in position 54º15'N, 30º00'W.
HMS Azalea also picks up 56 survivors from the British merchant Pacific Grove that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-563 in the North Atlantic in position 54º10'N, 30º00'W.
HMS Azalea also picks up 41 survivors from the Dutch merchant Ulysses that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-563 in the North Atlantic in position 54º30'N, 30º30'W.