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HMS Carnation (K 00)

Corvette of the Flower class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeCorvette
ClassFlower 
PennantK 00 
Built byGrangemouth Dry Dock Co. (Grangemouth, Scotland): N.E. Marine 
Ordered25 Jul, 1939 
Laid down31 Oct, 1939 
Launched8 Jul, 1940 
Commissioned16 Oct, 1940 
End service 
Loss position
 
History

Served as Royal Netherlands Navy HrMs Friso from 26 March 1943 to 4 October 1944. Sold into merchantile service on 31 March 1948 and renamed Southern Laurel in 1949. Scrapped at Stravanger, Norway in 1966.

Commanding Officers:
Lt.Cdr. George William Houchen, OBE, RNR
18 December 1940 >
RD awarded in August 1942

In service with Royal Netherlands Navy

T/Lt. W.R. Fowler, RNVR
10 February 1945 – still in command in April 1945 according to the Navy List

HMS Carnation is not listed as active unit in the July 1945 Navy List 

Career notesTo the Royal Netherlands Navy as HrMs Friso

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