HMS Gentian
Ship Number
1070
Vessel Type
Flower Class Corvette
Built
Belfast
Slip Number
2
Launch Date
August 6, 1940
Delivered
September 22, 1940
Owner
Admiralty
Weight
723 grt
BP Length
190 feet
Breadth
33 feet
No. of Screws
Single
Speed (approx)
16.5 knots
Propulsion
One Steam Reciprocating Vertical Triple Expansion 4 cylinder 2750hp
Official No.
Registered
Fate
Scrapped
 HMS Gentian

Pennant No. K90
 
HMS Gentian only lasted 7 years before being scrapped at Purfleet on 21 August 1947. During that time she had worked very hard across the Atlantic.