| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Flower |
| Pennant | K 59 |
| Built by | Harland & Wolff Ltd. (Belfast, Northern Ireland) |
| Ordered | 25 Jul 1939 |
| Laid down | 28 Feb 1940 |
| Launched | 31 Oct 1940 |
| Commissioned | 21 Mar 1941 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Arrived at Gelleswick Bay to be scrapped on 28 October 1948. |
Commands listed for HMS Dahlia (K 59)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. Magnus Spence Work, RNR | Jan 1941 | 28 Dec 1943 |
| 2 | Lt. Geoffrey Villiers Ward, DSC, RNR | 28 Dec 1943 | Oct 1945 ? |
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Noteable events involving Dahlia include:
29 Dec 1944
HMS Dahlia (Lt. G.V. Ward, RNR) picks up 68 survivors from the American merchant Black Hawk that was torpedoed and heavily damaged (CTL) by the German submarine U-322 southeast of the Portland Bill Lighthouse in position 50º28'N, 02º28'W.