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HMS Gladiolus

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HMS Gladiolus

Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Gladiolus, after the flower, the Gladiolus:

  • HMS Gladiolus was an Arabis class sloop launched in 1915. She was sold to the Portuguese Navy in 1920 and renamed Republica, where she served until c. 1943.
  • HMS Gladiolus was a Flower class corvette launched in 1940 and sunk in 1941.

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