| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Flower |
| Pennant | K 130 |
| Built by | Charles Hill & Sons Ltd. (Bristol, U.K.) : Ailsa Shipbuilding Company Ltd. (Troon, Scotland) and N.E. Marine |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 26 Mar 1941 |
| Launched | 16 Jan 1942 |
| Commissioned | 9 May 1942 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Bought by Salvesen in 1947 and became the merchantile Southern Lotus. Commanding Officers: Lt. Charles Shea Thomas, RNR T/A/Lt.Cdr. Juan Boyd Bald, MBE, RNR T/Lt. Thomas Spencer Cox, RNVR HMS Lotus is not listed as active unit in the October 1945 Navy List |
| Former name | HMS Phlox |
Commands listed for HMS Lotus (ii) (K 130)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Lt. Harry John Hall, RNR | 1 May 1942 | 3 Sep 1943 | |
| 2 | Lt. Charles Shea Thomas, RNR | 3 Sep 1943 | 27 Jun 1944 | |
| 3 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Juan Boyd Bald, RNVR | 27 Jun 1944 | ??? | |
| 4 | T/Lt. Thomas Spencer Cox, RNVR | ??? | Jul 1945 ? | |
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Noteable events involving Lotus (ii) include:
5 Jul 1942
The British merchant River Afton is torpedoed and sunk north-east of Kola in position 75º57'N, 43º00'E by the German submarine
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)