Corvette of the Flower class
| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Flower |
| Pennant | K 213 |
| Built by | Alexander Hall & Co. Ltd. (Aberdeen, Scotland) |
| Ordered | 3 Aug, 1940 |
| Laid down | 6 Mar, 1941 |
| Launched | 20 Nov, 1941 |
| Commissioned | 12 May, 1942 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
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| History | Sold in 1946 and became the merchantile Rami.
Hulked in 1956.
Commanding Officers:
Lt. Neil Kenneth Boyd, RNR
3 March 1942 – 15 May 1943
DSC awarded on 26 January 1943
Bar to DSC awarded on 11 May 1943
T/Lt. Denzil Richard Cranley Onslow, RNR
15 May 1943 - ???
Lt. Henry Roach, RNR
24 October 1944 – still in command in April 1945 according to the Navy List
HMS Poppy is not listed as active unit in the July 1945 Navy List |
| Noteable events involving Poppy include: 9 Jul, 1942
HMS Poppy (Lt. N.K. Boyd, RNR) picks up 53 survivors from the American merchant Hoosier that was damaged by German aircraft about 65 nautical miles north-east of Iokanka. The abandoned Hoosier was finally sunk by the German submarine U-376 early the next day. |
