French Flower-class corvette

Class overview
Operators	French Navy; Free French Naval Forces; Kriegsmarine; Royal Navy; United States Navy;
Completed	22, plus 8 transferred
Lost	4
General characteristics (Flower-class corvette (original))
Type	Corvette
Displacement	925 long tons (940 t; 1,036 short tons)
Length	205 ft (62.48 m) o/a
Beam	33 ft 11+1⁄2 in (10.35 m)
Draught	11 ft 6 in (3.51 m)
Propulsion	1939–1940 program; single shaft; 2 × fire tube Scotch boilers; 1 × 4-cycle triple-expansion reciprocating steam engine; 2,750 ihp (2,050 kW); 1940–1941 program; single shaft; 2 × 225 pounds per square inch (1,550 kPa) water tube boilers; 1 × 4-cylinder triple-expansion steam engine; 2,750 ihp (2,050 kW);
Speed	16 knots (29.6 km/h)
Range	5,000 nautical miles (9,260 km) at 9 knots (16.7 km/h); 3,500 nautical miles (6,482 km) at 12 knots (22.2 km/h)[citation needed]; 2,900 nautical miles (5,371 km) at 15 knots (27.8 km/h);
Complement	79
Sensors and ; processing systems	1 × SW1C or 2C radar; 1 × Type 123A or Type 127DV sonar;
Armament	1 × 4 inch BL Mk.IX single gun; (Fr: 1 × 100 mm naval gun, single); 2 × Vickers .50 machine guns (twin); (Fr: 2 × 13.2mm AA); 2 × .303 inch Lewis machine gun (twin); 2 × Mk.II depth charge throwers; 2 × depth charge rails with 40 depth charges; originally fitted with minesweeping gear, later removed;

French Flower-class corvettes were those ships of the Flower class built for, or operated by, the French Navy and Free French Naval Forces in World War II. At the outbreak of the war, four anti-submarine warfare ships were ordered from a British shipyard, and a further 18 ships were later ordered from several British and French shipyards. Following the Fall of France in June 1940, the ships in Britain were taken over by the Royal Navy, while those in France fell into German hands. Eight other Flowers were later transferred to the Free French Naval Forces.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Le Masson 1969, p. 25.
^ Le Masson 1969, p. 26.

[FOOTNOTELe_Masson196925-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Le Masson 1969, p. 25.

[FOOTNOTELe_Masson196926-2] Le Masson 1969, p. 26.

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Class overview

Operators	French Navy Free French Naval Forces Kriegsmarine Royal Navy United States Navy
Completed	22, plus 8 transferred
Lost	4
General characteristics (Flower-class corvette (original))
Type	Corvette
Displacement	925 long tons (940 t; 1,036 short tons)^[1]
Length	205 ft (62.48 m) o/a^[1]
Beam	33 ft 11+1⁄2 in (10.35 m)^[1]
Draught	11 ft 6 in (3.51 m)^[1]
Propulsion	1939–1940 program single shaft 2 × fire tube Scotch boilers 1 × 4-cycle triple-expansion reciprocating steam engine 2,750 ihp (2,050 kW) 1940–1941 program single shaft^[1] 2 × 225 pounds per square inch (1,550 kPa) water tube boilers^[1] 1 × 4-cylinder triple-expansion steam engine 2,750 ihp (2,050 kW)^[1]
Speed	16 knots (29.6 km/h)
Range	5,000 nautical miles (9,260 km) at 9 knots (16.7 km/h)^[1] 3,500 nautical miles (6,482 km) at 12 knots (22.2 km/h)^{[citation needed]} 2,900 nautical miles (5,371 km) at 15 knots (27.8 km/h)^[1]
Complement	79^[2]
Sensors and processing systems	1 × SW1C or 2C radar 1 × Type 123A or Type 127DV sonar
Armament	1 × 4 inch BL Mk.IX single gun (Fr: 1 × 100 mm naval gun, single) 2 × Vickers .50 machine guns (twin) (Fr: 2 × 13.2mm AA) 2 × .303 inch Lewis machine gun (twin) 2 × Mk.II depth charge throwers 2 × depth charge rails with 40 depth charges originally fitted with minesweeping gear, later removed