| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Flower |
| Pennant | K 107 |
| Built by | Smiths Dock Co., Ltd. (South Bank-on-Tees, U.K.) |
| Ordered | 25 Jul 1939 |
| Laid down | 23 Mar 1940 |
| Launched | 4 Jul 1940 |
| Commissioned | 26 Sep 1940 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Laid down as La Paimpolaise for the French Navy, but completed as HMS Nasturtium for the Royal Navy after France was invaded by Germany. HMS Nasturtium is not listed as active unit in the October 1945 Navy List Sold in 1946. |
| Former name | La Paimpolaise |
Commands listed for HMS Nasturtium (K 107)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. John Frederick Castle Bartley, DSC, RNR | ??? | 5 Jun 1941 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Ronald Clifford Freaker, RNR | 5 Jun 1941 | 29 Mar 1942 |
| 3 | Lt. Charles Donovan Smith, DSC, RNR | 29 Mar 1942 | 15 Sep 1943 |
| 4 | T/Lt. Maurice Murrowood Firth, RNVR | 15 Sep 1943 | 3 Dec 1943 |
| 5 | T/Lt. Wilfred Noel Bishop-Laggett, RNR | 3 Dec 1943 | 3 Mar 1945 |
| 6 | T/Lt. Laurie Brewton Payton, RNVR | 3 Mar 1945 | Jul 1945 ? |
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Noteable events involving Nasturtium include:
27 Jun 1941
The German submarine U-556 was sunk in the North Atlantic south-west of Iceland, in position 60º24'N, 20º00'W, by depth charges from the British corvettes HMS Nasturtium (Lt.Cdr. R.C. Freaker, RNR), HMS Celandine (Lt.Cdr. A. Harrison, RNR) and HMS Gladiolus (Lt.Cdr. H.M.C. Sanders, DSO, DSC, RNR). (see map)
3 Nov 1941
HMS Nasturtium (Lt.Cdr. R.C. Freaker, DSO, RNR) picks up 46 survivors from the British merchant Everoja that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-203 80 nautical miles east of Belle Island, Newfoundland in position 52º18'N, 53º05'W.
8 Aug 1942
HMS Nasturtium (Lt. C.D. Smith, DSC, RNR) picks up 14 survivors from the British merchant Anneberg that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-379 in the North Atlantic in position 56º30'N, 32º14'W.
10 Aug 1942
HMS Nasturtium (Lt. C.D. Smith, DSC, RNR) picks up 24 survivors from the British merchant Cape Race that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-660 south of Iceland in position 56º45'N, 22º50'W.
HMS Nasturtium and HMS Dianthus (Lt.Cdr. C.E. Bridgman, RNR) together pick up 65 survivors from the British merchant Empire Reindeer that was also torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-660 south of Iceland in position 57º00'N, 22º30'W.
HMS Dianthus and HMS Nasturtium together pick up 40 survivors from the British merchant Oregon that was also torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-660 south of Iceland in position 57º05'N, 22º41'W.
23 Sep 1942
HMS Nasturtium (Lt. C.D. Smith, DSC, RNR) picks up 7 survivors from the British tanker Athelsultan that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-617 in the North Atlantic southeast of Cape Farewell in position 58º42'N, 33º38'W.
Nasturtium also picks up 12 survivors from the British merchant Tennessee that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-617 in the North Atlantic southeast of Cape Farewell in position 58º40'N, 33º41'W.