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Acacia
Class Sloops. World War One launched Acacia Class Sloops.
Photos and history of the Acacia Class Sloops, launched 1915, including
the ships HMS Acacia, HMS Anemone, HMS Aster, HMS Bluebell, HMS Daffodil,
HMS Magnolia, HMS Dahlia, HMS Daphne, HMS Foxglove, HMS Hollyhock, HMS
Lily, HMS Mallow, HMS Honeysuckle, HMS Iris, HMS Jonquil, HMS Laburnum,
HMS Larkspur, HMS Lavender, HMS Lilac, HMS Marigold, HMS Mimosa, HMS
Primrose, HMS Sunflower, HMS Veronica, HMS Zinnia.
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| HMS Acacia |
15th April 1915 |
Sold September 1922 |
| HMS Anemone |
30th June 1915 |
Sold September 1922 |
| HMS Aster |
1st May 1915 |
Mined 4th July 1917 |
| HMS Bluebell |
24th July 1915 |
Sold May 1930 |
| HMS Daffodil |
17th August 1915 |
Sold February 1935 |
| HMS Magnolia |
26th June 1915 |
Sold July 1932 |
| HMS Dahlia |
21st April 1915 |
Sold July 1932 |
| HMS Daphne |
19th May 1915 |
Sold January 1923 |
| HMS Foxglove |
30th March 1915 |
Scrapped September 1946 |
| HMS Hollyhock |
1st May 1915 |
Sold October 1930 |
| HMS Lily |
6th June 1915 |
Sold June 1930 |
| HMS Mallow |
13th July 1915 |
Transferred to Australia July 1919.
Sunk as target 1st August 1935 |
| HMS Honeysuckle |
29th April 1915 |
Sold September 1922 |
| HMS Iris |
1st June 1915 |
Sold January 1920 |
| HMS Jonquil |
12th May 1915 |
To Portugal May 1920 |
| HMS Laburnum |
10th June 1915 |
Lost at Singapore February 1942 |
| HMS Larkspur |
11th May 1915 |
Sold March 1922 |
| HMS Lavender |
12th June 1915 |
Torpedoed 4th May 1917 |
| HMS Lilac |
29th April 1915 |
Sold December 1922 |
| HMS Marigold |
27th May 1915 |
Sold January 1920 |
| HMS Mimosa |
16th July 1915 |
Sold November 1922 |
| HMS Primrose |
29th June 1915 |
Sold April 1923 |
| HMS Sunflower |
28th May 1915 |
Sold 27th January 1921 |
| HMS Veronica |
27th May 1915 |
Sold 22nd March 1935 |
| HMS Zinnia |
12th August 1915 |
Transferred to Belgium 19th April 1920,
retaining name. |
| HMS
Bluebell |
HMS Bluebell with Chinese prisoners , Off China Coast 1920's
A
reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x
7" approx available. Order photograph here © Walker
Archive. Order Code PHX134 |
| HMS
Daffodil |
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HMS Daffodil, 1934.
A
large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced
from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright
holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price
£25. Order photograph here Order Code
XMP2524
Original
republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here
to order. Order Code MP2524 |
| HMS
Dahlia |
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HMS Dahlia at Leith, 1919. Contributed by
John Dixon.
The voyage when this photo was taken, was Leith to Riga,
leaving Riga 31st December 1919, with many "Russian" refugees,
for Sheerness via Copenhagen. Decommissioned at Sheerness January
1920. |
HMS Dahlia at Sea, 1919. Contributed by
John Dixon.
John Dixon's grandfather Lt J E Loveluck was master of
HMS Dahlia from ~September 1919 to January 1920. |
| HMS
Foxglove |
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HMS Foxglove, 1924.
A
large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced
from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright
holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price
£25. Order photograph here Order Code
XMP2525
Original
republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here
to order. Order Code MP2525 |
| HMS
Hollyhock |
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HMS Hollyhock. Contributed
by John Moore
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| HMS
Mallow |
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HMS Mallow, 1930.
A
large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced
from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright
holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price
£25. Order photograph here Order Code
XMP2526
Original
republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here
to order. Order Code MP2526 |
| HMS
Primrose |
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HMS Primrose, 1917.
A
large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced
from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright
holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price
£25. Order photograph here Order Code
XMP2527
Original
republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here
to order. Order Code MP2527 |
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