HMS Chrysanthemum (1917)

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HMS Chrysanthemum (commissioned 10 November 1917) was an Anchusa class sloop of the Royal Navy. After service in the Mediterranean she became a drill ship with RNVR in 1938. She was sold in 1988[1] to private owners and scrapped in 1995.

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[edit] Sea Service

After convoy duty in the late stages of World War I HMS Chrysanthemum joined the Mediterranean fleet.

Notably it was from her in 1927 that Sir Walter Norris Congreve was buried at sea on 4 March 1927 in accordance with Sir Walter's last request [2].

She was also used at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War to rescue British nationals from Barcelona.

[edit] RNVR Service

In 1938 HMS Chrysanthemum was docked permanently on the Thames next to HMS President for use as a drill hall by the RNVR. During the Second World War she was used as a boot camp for navy recruits.

After she continued as an RNVR base. There was even a rugby union club based on her[3].

Her use of the white ensign rather than the 'correct' blue ensign led to the setting of a precedent for moored naval ships[4]

[edit] Demise

As part of the move of the RNVR to new quarters Chrysanthemum was sold to the charity InterAction in 1988.

She was scrapped in 1995.

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/server/show/nav.2882
  2. ^ History of Scouting in Malta
  3. ^ https://www.imperial.ac.uk/NetCommunity/Document.Doc?&id=13| p21
  4. ^ United Kingdom: Royal Navy
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