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