HMS Pentstemon
List of ships with the same or similar names
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Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name Pentstemon (or Penstemon) after the flower:
- HMS Pentstemon (1916), an Arabis-class sloop launched in 1916 she was sold in 1920 into mercantile service as Lila. Subsequently, became the Chinese gunboat "Hai Chow" and sunk in 1937.
- HMS Pentstemon (K61), a Flower-class corvette launched in 1941 and sold in 1946 into mercantile service as Galaxidi.
References
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of All Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy from the 15th Century to the Present (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475.
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