HMS Gladiolus

Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Gladiolus, after the flower, the Gladiolus:

• HMS Gladiolus was an Arabis class sloop launched in 1915. She was sold to the Portuguese Navy in 1920 and renamed Republica, where she served until c. 1943.
• HMS Gladiolus was a Flower class corvette launched in 1940 and sunk in 1941.

Taken by Eric Murray from HMS Poppy