| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Flower |
| Pennant | K 49 |
| Built by | A & J Inglis Ltd. (Glasgow, Scotland) : Kincaid |
| Ordered | 25 Jul 1939 |
| Laid down | 26 Oct 1939 |
| Launched | 26 Jun 1940 |
| Commissioned | 20 Oct 1940 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Sold on 22 July 1946 and became the merchantile Annlock. Commanding Officers: T/Lt. John Ferdinand Holm, RNR T/A/Lt.Cdr. Alan Rochfort Mackay, RNZNVR T/Lt. David Gordon White, RNVR HMS Crocus is not listed as active unit in the July 1945 Navy List |
Commands listed for HMS Crocus (K 49)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Edward Wheeler, RNR | 14 Aug 1940 | 26 Jan 1942 | |
| 2 | T/Lt. John Ferdinand Holm, RNZNR | 26 Jan 1942 | 3 Oct 1943 | |
| 3 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Alan Rochfort Mackay, RNZNVR | 3 Oct 1943 | ??? | |
| 4 | T/Lt. David Gordon White, RNVR | 1 Jan 1945 | ??? | |
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Noteable events involving Crocus include:
11 Aug 1942
The British merchant Vimeira is torpedoed and sunk about 500 nautical miles south-west of the Cape Verde Islands in position 10º03'N, 28º55'W by the German submarine U-109. HMS Crocus (T/Lt. J.F. Holm, RNR) later picks up 5 survivors.
28 Oct 1942
The British merchant Nagpore is torpedoed and sunk north-west of the Canary Islands in position 31º30'N, 19º35'W by the German submarine U-509. HMS Crocus (T/Lt. J.F. Holm, RNR) later picks up 34 survivors.