Corvette of the Flower class
| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Flower |
| Pennant | K 20 |
| Built by | A & J Inglis Ltd. (Glasgow, Scotland) : Kincaid |
| Ordered | 21 Sep, 1939 |
| Laid down | 11 Jun, 1940 |
| Launched | 12 Feb, 1941 |
| Commissioned | 26 May, 1941 |
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| Loss position | |
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| History | Sold in 1948 to Salvesen, Norway. Refitted in 1949 as whaler at James Jamont & Co. Ltd. Renamed Southern Broom. Suffered engine damage in April 1960, towed from Cape Town by Southern Main for repairs to Smith's Dock. Laid up in Melsomvik from May 1963 to January 1967. Sold to breakers in Belgium. Arrived Brügge under tow on 9 January 1967. |
| Noteable events involving Starwort include: 12 Nov, 1942
The German submarine U-660 was scuttled in the Mediterranean near Oran, in position 36º07'N, 01º00'W, after damages by depth charges from the British corvettes HMS Lotus (Lt.Cdr. H.J. Hall, DSC, RNR) and HMS Starwort (Lt. A.H. Kent, RNR). (see map) |
