HMS Salvia (K97)

HMS Salvia (K97)
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Salvia
Namesake	plant genus Salvia
Ordered	31 August 1939[1]
Builder	William Simons & Co Ltd,[1] Renfrew
Yard number	731[2]
Laid down	26 September 1939[1]
Launched	6 August 1940[1][2]
Commissioned	20 September 1940[1]
Out of service	24 December 1941[1]
Identification	Pennant number K97[1][2]
Fate	Torpedoed and sunk 24 December 1941[1]
General characteristics
Class and type	Flower-class corvette
Displacement	940 standard; 1,170 deep load[2]
Length	205 ft (62.5 m) o/a[2]
Beam	33 ft (10.1 m)[2]
Draught	14 ft 10 in (4.52 m)[2]
Installed power	2,750 ihp (2,050 kW)
Propulsion	2 × Scotch boilers 1 × double-acting triple-expansion reciprocating steam engine single screw
Speed	16 knots (30 km/h)
Range	3,500 nautical miles (6,482 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h)
Complement	4 officers, 54 ratings[3]
Armament	1 × 4 inch BL Mk.IX single gun 2 × Vickers .50 machine guns (twin) 2 × .303 inch Lewis machine gun (twin) 2 × Mk. II depth charge throwers 2 × Depth charge rails with 40 depth charges minesweeping gear
Notes	fitted with towing gear

HMS Salvia (K97) was a Flower-class corvette of the Royal Navy. She was ordered on the eve of the Second World War and entered service in September 1940. She rescued many survivors from the prison ship SS Shuntien when it was sunk on 23 December 1941. A few hours later, on Christmas Eve 1941, Salvia too was torpedoed. The corvette sank with all hands, and all of the survivors that she had rescued from Shuntien were also lost.