| Navy | The Royal Norwegian Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Flower |
| Pennant | K 214 |
| Built by | William Simons & Co. Ltd. (Renfrew, Scotland) |
| Ordered | 3 Aug 1940 |
| Laid down | 28 Feb 1941 |
| Launched | 18 Dec 1941 |
| Commissioned | 16 Jan 1942 |
| End service | 13 Mar 1944 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Commissioned into the Royal Norwegian Navy as Potentila on 16 January 1942. Commanding Officers: Lt.Cdr. Thomas Jacobsen |
| Former name | HMS Potentilla |
Commands listed for HNoMS Potentilla (K 214)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Christian A. Monsen, | 16 Jan 1942 | 30 May 1943 |
| 2 | Thomas Jacobsen, | 30 May 1943 | 13 Mar 1944 |
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Noteable events involving Potentilla include:
9 Apr 1942
HNoMS Potentilla served in the Liverpool Escort force from 9 April 1942 until 13 March 1944.
25 Aug 1942
HNoMS Potentilla (Lt.Cdr. C.A. Monsen) picks up 16 survivors from the Norwegian merchant Trolla that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-438 south-east of Cape Farewell in position 48º55'N, 35º10'W.
13 Oct 1942
HNoMS Potentilla (Lt.Cdr. C.A. Monsen) picks up 10 survivors from the Norwegian merchant Fagersten that was torpedoed and sunk south of Cape Farewell in position 53º05'N, 44º06'W by the German submarine U-221.
14 Oct 1942
HNoMS Potentilla (Lt.Cdr. C.A. Monsen) picks up 77 survivors from the British whale factory ship Southern Empress that was torpedoed and sunk northeast of St. Johns in position 53º40'N, 40º40'W by the German submarine U-221.
18 Nov 1942
HNoMS Potentilla picked up 20 survivors from HNoMS Montbretia that was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic in position 53º37'N, 38º15'W by the German submarine U-262. Some of the survivors were badly injured and two later died.