HMS Zinnia (1915)

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Zinnia
BuilderSwan Hunter
Launched12 August 1915
FateSold to Belgium 19 April 1920
Belgium
NameZinnia
FateCaptured by Germany, 1940
Germany
NameBarbara
FateSurrendered to Allies 1945
Belgium
NameBreydel
FateScrapped 1952
General characteristics
Class and typeAzalea-class sloop
Displacement1,250 long tons (1,270 t)
Length262 ft 6 in (80.01 m) o/a
Beam33 ft (10.06 m)
Draught11 ft (3.35 m)
Propulsion
  • 1 × triple expansion engine
  • 2 × cylindrical boilers
  • 1 × propeller
Speed17.5 kn (32.4 km/h; 20.1 mph)
Complement90
Armament2 × QF 4.7-inch Mk IV guns and 2 × 1 - 3-pounders (47 mm) AA.
Image of HMS Zinnia in Belgium in 1920.
HMS Zinnia in Belgium in 1920

HMS Zinnia was an Azalea-class minesweeping sloop of the Royal Navy, built in 1915 at the Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson yard, at Wallsend in the United Kingdom.It was sold to Belgium on 19 April 1920 to join their new Corps of Destroyers and Sailors.