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French Flower-class corvettes were those ships of the Flower class built for, or operated by, the French Navy and Free French Naval Forces in World War II. At the outbreak of the war, four anti-submarine warfare ships were ordered from a British shipyard, and a further 18 ships were later ordered from several British and French shipyards. Following the Fall of France in June 1940, the ships in Britain were taken over by the Royal Navy, while those in France fell into German hands. Eight other Flowers were later transferred to the Free French Naval Forces.

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  • French Flower-class corvettes were those ships of the Flower class built for, or operated by, the French Navy and Free French Naval Forces in World War II. At the outbreak of the war, four anti-submarine warfare ships were ordered from a British shipyard, and a further 18 ships were later ordered from several British and French shipyards. Following the Fall of France in June 1940, the ships in Britain were taken over by the Royal Navy, while those in France fell into German hands. Eight other Flowers were later transferred to the Free French Naval Forces. (en)
  • Les corvettes françaises de la classe Flower étaient des navires de la classe Flower servant dans la Marine française et les Forces navales françaises libres pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Au début de la guerre, quatre bateaux de lutte anti-sous-marine ont été commandés auprès d'un chantier naval britannique, et 18 autres navires ont ensuite été commandés auprès de plusieurs chantiers navals britanniques et français. Après la chute de la France en juin 1940, les navires britanniques sont repris par la Royal Navy, tandis que ceux de la France tombent aux mains de la Kriegsmarine. Huit autres corvettes seront ensuite été transférées aux Forces navales françaises libres. (fr)
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  • *1 × 4 inch BL Mk.IX single gun * *2 × Vickers .50 machine guns * *2 × .303 inch Lewis machine gun *2 × Mk.II depth charge throwers *2 × depth charge rails with 40 depth charges *originally fitted with minesweeping gear, later removed (en)
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  • *1939–1940 program ** single shaft ** 2 × fire tube Scotch boilers ** 1 × 4-cycle triple-expansion reciprocating steam engine ** *1940–1941 program ** single shaft ** 2 × water tube boilers ** 1 × 4-cylinder triple-expansion steam engine ** (en)
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  • *1 × SW1C or 2C radar *1 × Type 123A or Type 127DV sonar (en)
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  • French Flower-class corvettes were those ships of the Flower class built for, or operated by, the French Navy and Free French Naval Forces in World War II. At the outbreak of the war, four anti-submarine warfare ships were ordered from a British shipyard, and a further 18 ships were later ordered from several British and French shipyards. Following the Fall of France in June 1940, the ships in Britain were taken over by the Royal Navy, while those in France fell into German hands. Eight other Flowers were later transferred to the Free French Naval Forces. (en)
  • Les corvettes françaises de la classe Flower étaient des navires de la classe Flower servant dans la Marine française et les Forces navales françaises libres pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Au début de la guerre, quatre bateaux de lutte anti-sous-marine ont été commandés auprès d'un chantier naval britannique, et 18 autres navires ont ensuite été commandés auprès de plusieurs chantiers navals britanniques et français. Après la chute de la France en juin 1940, les navires britanniques sont repris par la Royal Navy, tandis que ceux de la France tombent aux mains de la Kriegsmarine. Huit autres corvettes seront ensuite été transférées aux Forces navales françaises libres. (fr)
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  • French Flower-class corvette (en)
  • Corvettes françaises de classe Flower (fr)
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