HMS Heather (K69)

For other ships of the same name, see HMS Heather.

History

United Kingdom
Name:	HMS Heather
Builder:	Harland & Wolff^[1]
Yard number:	1073^[1]
Laid down:	22 May 1940
Launched:	17 September 1940
Completed:	1 November 1940^[1]
Commissioned:	1 November 1940
Identification:	Pennant number: K69
Fate:	Sold for Scrap 22 May 1947
General characteristics
Class & type:	Flower-class corvette
Tonnage:	724 GRT^[1]

HMS Heather was a Flower-class corvette of the Royal Navy.

References

1 2 3 4 McCluskie, Tom (2013). The Rise and Fall of Harland and Wolff. Stroud: The History Press. p. 148. ISBN 9780752488615. |access-date= requires |url= (help)

Flower-class corvettes

Original ships

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South African Navy	Protea

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Royal Navy Belgian Section	Godetia Buttercup

Modified ships

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Royal New Zealand Navy	Arabis Arbutus

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Argentine Navy	Capitán Cánepa República

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