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HMS Saxifrage

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Two ships of the Royal Navy were named HMS Saxifrage after the genus of holarctic perennial plants:

  • HMS Saxifrage, an Anchusa-class sloop launched in 1918 and renamed HMS President in 1922, becoming a Royal Naval Reserve drill ship on the River Thames. She was sold in 1988, passing through a series of private owners and is now used as a venue for conferences and functions.
  • In 2014 the vessel was repainted by the german artist Tobias Rehberger in the manner of Dazzle camouflage applied during World War I by the navies of the British Empire and the United States on their ships.

  • HMS Saxifrage (K04), a Flower-class corvette launched in 1942 and transferred in August 1947 to Royal Norwegian Navy as the weather ship Polarfront I. She was still listed in 1979.
  • References

    HMS Saxifrage Wikipedia