Azalea-class sloop - Revision history

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	''Peony'' was sold into mercantile service, converted to a [[passenger ferry]] and renamed ''Ardena''. The ferry was used on the routes between [[Cherbourg]] and [[Caen]].<ref>{{cite news \|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> \|title=Southampton-Cherbourg route re-opened \|url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000687/19210708/100/0004 \|newspaper=Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer \|location=England \|date=8 July 1921 \|access-date=1 December 2015 \|via = [[British Newspaper Archive]] \|url-access=subscription }}</ref> ''Ardena'' continued in service into [[World War II]], where the vessel was sunk by the [[Luftwaffe]] in 1941 before being raised by the Germans and put back into service.<ref name=Ardena>{{cite web \|url=https://www.historisches-marinearchiv.de/projekte/verluste_griechenland/ausgabe.php?lang=1&rubrik=%&where_value=439 \|title=Ardena \|publisher=www.historisches-marinearchiv.de \|access-date=4 January 2019}}</ref> On 28 September 1943 she was sailing from [[Cephalonia]] to Greece with 840 Italian [[prisoners of war]] when ''Ardena'' struck a mine and sank.<ref name=Ardena/>		''Peony'' was sold into mercantile service, converted to a [[passenger ferry]] and renamed ''Ardena''. The ferry was used on the routes between [[Cherbourg]] and [[Caen]].<ref>{{cite news \|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> \|title=Southampton-Cherbourg route re-opened \|url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000687/19210708/100/0004 \|newspaper=Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer \|location=England \|date=8 July 1921 \|access-date=1 December 2015 \|via = [[British Newspaper Archive]] \|url-access=subscription }}</ref> ''Ardena'' continued in service into [[World War II]], where the vessel was sunk by the [[Luftwaffe]] in 1941 before being raised by the Germans and put back into service.<ref name=Ardena>{{cite web \|url=https://www.historisches-marinearchiv.de/projekte/verluste_griechenland/ausgabe.php?lang=1&rubrik=%&where_value=439 \|title=Ardena \|publisher=www.historisches-marinearchiv.de \|access-date=4 January 2019}}</ref> On 28 September 1943 she was sailing from [[Cephalonia]] to Greece with 840 Italian [[prisoners of war]] when ''Ardena'' struck a mine and sank.<ref name=Ardena/>

	''Zinnia'' was transferred to Belgium on 19 April 1920 and used for fishery protection duties by the new [[Royal Belgian Navy]].{{sfn\|Gardiner\|Gray\|1985\|p=411}} In 1927, the Belgian Navy was disbanded and ''Zinnia'' was ~~manned~~ by civilians. In 1940, the vessel was captured by the Germans and was rebuilt at [[Antwerp]] for service with the [[Kriegsmarine]] as the now renamed ''Barbara''. ''Barbara'' survived the war and was returned to the Belgians following it. Renamed ''Breydel'', the vessel was scrapped in 1952.{{sfn\|Chesneau\|1980\|p=385}}		''Zinnia'' was transferred to Belgium on 19 April 1920 and used for fishery protection duties by the new [[Royal Belgian Navy]].{{sfn\|Gardiner\|Gray\|1985\|p=411}} In 1927, the Belgian Navy was disbanded and ''Zinnia'' was crewed by civilians. In 1940, the vessel was captured by the Germans and was rebuilt at [[Antwerp]] for service with the [[Kriegsmarine]] as the now renamed ''Barbara''. ''Barbara'' survived the war and was returned to the Belgians following it. Renamed ''Breydel'', the vessel was scrapped in 1952.{{sfn\|Chesneau\|1980\|p=385}}

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	==Construction and career==		==Construction and career==
	Officially termed "Fleet Sweeping Vessels (Sloops)" by the [[Royal Navy]], the ''Azalea''-class ships were intended to built quickly and were designed to merchant vessel construction parameters so they could be constructed in non-naval shipyards. They were primarily intended for minesweeping duties but were adapted to various other duties throughout the war.{{sfn\|Le Fleming\|1961\|p=43}} They had an average construction period of 25 weeks.{{sfn\|Parkes\|1922\|p=155}} The ''Azalea''s were ordered in May 1915 as part of the War Emergency Programme and entered service between September and December 1915. One, ''Begonia'' was converted to a [[Q-ship]] at [[Haulbowline]], Ireland in 1916–1917 to resemble a small [[coastal trading vessel]]. Recommissioned on 9 August 1917 as ''Q10'' and using the name ''Dolcis Jessop'', the vessel had a short career as it was sunk in a collision with the German [[U-boat]], {{SMU\|U-151}} off [[Casablanca]] on 2 October.{{sfn\|Gardiner\|Gray\|1985\|p=94}} Aside from ''Begonia'', the rest of the class survived the war, with the majority sent for [[Ship breaking\|scrapping]] after the war in the early 1920s. Two, ''Peony'' and ''Zinnia'' continued in service. Another, ''Myrtle'', was mined in 1919 during Royal Navy [[British campaign in the Baltic (1918–19)\|operations in the Baltic Sea]] as part of the [[Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War]].{{sfn\|Gardiner\|Gray\|1985\|p=94}}		Officially termed "Fleet Sweeping Vessels (Sloops)" by the [[Royal Navy]], the ''Azalea''-class ships were intended to be built quickly and were designed to merchant vessel construction parameters so they could be constructed in non-naval shipyards. They were primarily intended for minesweeping duties but were adapted to various other duties throughout the war.{{sfn\|Le Fleming\|1961\|p=43}} They had an average construction period of 25 weeks.{{sfn\|Parkes\|1922\|p=155}} The ''Azalea''s were ordered in May 1915 as part of the War Emergency Programme and entered service between September and December 1915. One, ''Begonia'' was converted to a [[Q-ship]] at [[Haulbowline]], Ireland in 1916–1917 to resemble a small [[coastal trading vessel]]. Recommissioned on 9 August 1917 as ''Q10'' and using the name ''Dolcis Jessop'', the vessel had a short career as it was sunk in a collision with the German [[U-boat]], {{SMU\|U-151}} off [[Casablanca]] on 2 October.{{sfn\|Gardiner\|Gray\|1985\|p=94}} Aside from ''Begonia'', the rest of the class survived the war, with the majority sent for [[Ship breaking\|scrapping]] after the war in the early 1920s. Two, ''Peony'' and ''Zinnia'' continued in service. Another, ''Myrtle'', was mined in 1919 during Royal Navy [[British campaign in the Baltic (1918–19)\|operations in the Baltic Sea]] as part of the [[Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War]].{{sfn\|Gardiner\|Gray\|1985\|p=94}}

	''Peony'' was sold into mercantile service, converted to a [[passenger ferry]] and renamed ''Ardena''. The ferry was used on the routes between [[Cherbourg]] and [[Caen]].<ref>{{cite news \|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> \|title=Southampton-Cherbourg route re-opened \|url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000687/19210708/100/0004 \|newspaper=Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer \|location=England \|date=8 July 1921 \|~~accessdate~~=1 December 2015 \|via = [[British Newspaper Archive]] \|url-access=subscription }}</ref> ''Ardena'' continued in service into [[World War II]], where the vessel was sunk by the [[Luftwaffe]] in 1941 before being raised by the Germans and put back into service.<ref name=Ardena>{{cite web \|url=https://www.historisches-marinearchiv.de/projekte/verluste_griechenland/ausgabe.php?lang=1&rubrik=%&where_value=439 \|title=Ardena \|publisher=www.historisches-marinearchiv.de \|~~accessdate~~=4 January 2019}}</ref> On 28 September 1943 she was sailing from [[Cephalonia]] to Greece with 840 Italian [[prisoners of war]] when ''Ardena'' struck a mine and sank.<ref name=Ardena/>		''Peony'' was sold into mercantile service, converted to a [[passenger ferry]] and renamed ''Ardena''. The ferry was used on the routes between [[Cherbourg]] and [[Caen]].<ref>{{cite news \|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> \|title=Southampton-Cherbourg route re-opened \|url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000687/19210708/100/0004 \|newspaper=Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer \|location=England \|date=8 July 1921 \|access-date=1 December 2015 \|via = [[British Newspaper Archive]] \|url-access=subscription }}</ref> ''Ardena'' continued in service into [[World War II]], where the vessel was sunk by the [[Luftwaffe]] in 1941 before being raised by the Germans and put back into service.<ref name=Ardena>{{cite web \|url=https://www.historisches-marinearchiv.de/projekte/verluste_griechenland/ausgabe.php?lang=1&rubrik=%&where_value=439 \|title=Ardena \|publisher=www.historisches-marinearchiv.de \|access-date=4 January 2019}}</ref> On 28 September 1943 she was sailing from [[Cephalonia]] to Greece with 840 Italian [[prisoners of war]] when ''Ardena'' struck a mine and sank.<ref name=Ardena/>

	''Zinnia'' was transferred to Belgium on 19 April 1920 and used for fishery protection duties by the new [[Royal Belgian Navy]].{{sfn\|Gardiner\|Gray\|1985\|p=411}} In 1927, the Belgian Navy was disbanded and ''Zinnia'' was manned by civilians. In 1940, the vessel was captured by the Germans and was rebuilt at [[Antwerp]] for service with the [[Kriegsmarine]] as the now renamed ''Barbara''. ''Barbara'' survived the war and was returned to the Belgians following it. Renamed ''Breydel'', the vessel was scrapped in 1952.{{sfn\|Chesneau\|1980\|p=385}}		''Zinnia'' was transferred to Belgium on 19 April 1920 and used for fishery protection duties by the new [[Royal Belgian Navy]].{{sfn\|Gardiner\|Gray\|1985\|p=411}} In 1927, the Belgian Navy was disbanded and ''Zinnia'' was manned by civilians. In 1940, the vessel was captured by the Germans and was rebuilt at [[Antwerp]] for service with the [[Kriegsmarine]] as the now renamed ''Barbara''. ''Barbara'' survived the war and was returned to the Belgians following it. Renamed ''Breydel'', the vessel was scrapped in 1952.{{sfn\|Chesneau\|1980\|p=385}}
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	The '''''Azalea'' class''' of twelve [[minesweeping]] [[Sloop-of-war\|sloops]] were built under the Emergency War Programme for the [[Royal Navy]] in [[World War I]] as part of the larger {{sclass2-\|Flower\|sloop\|4}}, which were also referred to as the Cabbage class, or "Herbaceous Borders". The third batch of twelve ships to be ordered, in May 1915, they differed from the preceding ''Acacia'' class only in mounting a heavier armament, with either {{convert\|4.7\|in\|mm\|adj=on\|0}} or {{convert\|4\|in\|mm\|adj=on\|0}} guns instead of the 12-pounder guns of the earlier class.		The '''''Azalea'' class''' of twelve [[minesweeping]] [[Sloop-of-war\|sloops]] were built under the Emergency War Programme for the [[Royal Navy]] in [[World War I]] as part of the larger {{sclass2\|Flower\|sloop\|4}}, which were also referred to as the Cabbage class, or "Herbaceous Borders". The third batch of twelve ships to be ordered, in May 1915, they differed from the preceding ''Acacia'' class only in mounting a heavier armament, with either {{convert\|4.7\|in\|mm\|adj=on\|0}} or {{convert\|4\|in\|mm\|adj=on\|0}} guns instead of the 12-pounder guns of the earlier class.

	They were single-screw fleet sweeping vessels (sloops) with triple [[Hull (watercraft)\|hulls]] at the [[Bow (ship)\|bows]] to give extra protection against loss when working.		They were single-screw fleet sweeping vessels (sloops) with triple [[Hull (watercraft)\|hulls]] at the [[Bow (ship)\|bows]] to give extra protection against loss when working.

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	* {{HMS\|Azalea\|1915\|6}} — built by [[Barclay Curle & Company]], [[Whiteinch]], launched 10 September 1915. Sold for breaking up 1 February 1923.		* {{HMS\|Azalea\|1915\|6}} — built by [[Barclay Curle & Company]], [[Whiteinch]], launched 10 September 1915. Sold for breaking up 1 February 1923.
	* {{HMS\|Begonia\|1915\|6}} — built by Barclay Curle, launched 26 August 1915. Became [[Q-Ship]] from 9 August 1917 as ''Q10'' (SS ''Dolcis Jessop''), sunk in collision with German submarine [[SM U-151\|''U-151'']] off Casablanca in [[Atlantic]] 2 October 1917.		* {{HMS\|Begonia\|1915\|6}} — built by Barclay Curle, launched 26 August 1915. Became [[Q-Ship]] from 9 August 1917 as ''Q10'' (SS ''Dolcis Jessop''), sunk in collision with German submarine [[SM U-151\|''U-151'']] off Casablanca in [[Atlantic]] 2 October 1917.
	* {{HMS\|Camellia\|1915\|6}} — built by [[Bow ~~MacLachlan~~ and Company]], [[Paisley, Renfrewshire\|Paisley]], launched 25 September 1915. Sold for breaking up 15 January 1923.		* {{HMS\|Camellia\|1915\|6}} — built by [[Bow, McLachlan and Company]], [[Paisley, Renfrewshire\|Paisley]], launched 25 September 1915. Sold for breaking up 15 January 1923.
	* {{HMS\|Carnation\|1915\|6}} — built by [[Greenock & Grangemouth Dockyard Company]], [[Greenock]], launched 6 September 1915. Sold for breaking up 14 January 1922.		* {{HMS\|Carnation\|1915\|6}} — built by [[Greenock & Grangemouth Dockyard Company]], [[Greenock]], launched 6 September 1915. Sold for breaking up 14 January 1922.
	* {{HMS\|Clematis\|1915\|6}} — built by Greenock & Grangemouth, launched 29 July 1915. Sold for breaking up 5 February 1931.		* {{HMS\|Clematis\|1915\|6}} — built by Greenock & Grangemouth, launched 29 July 1915. Sold for breaking up 5 February 1931.

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	* {{HMS\|Azalea\|1915\|6}} — built by [[Barclay Curle & Company]], [[Whiteinch]], launched 10 September 1915. Sold for breaking up 1 February 1923.		* {{HMS\|Azalea\|1915\|6}} — built by [[Barclay Curle & Company]], [[Whiteinch]], launched 10 September 1915. Sold for breaking up 1 February 1923.
	* {{HMS\|Begonia\|1915\|6}} — built by Barclay Curle, launched 26 August 1915. Became [[Q-Ship]] from 9 August 1917 as ''Q10'' (SS ''Dolcis Jessop''), sunk in collision with German submarine [[SM U-151\|''U-151'']] off Casablanca in [[Atlantic]] 2 October 1917.		* {{HMS\|Begonia\|1915\|6}} — built by Barclay Curle, launched 26 August 1915. Became [[Q-Ship]] from 9 August 1917 as ''Q10'' (SS ''Dolcis Jessop''), sunk in collision with German submarine [[SM U-151\|''U-151'']] off Casablanca in [[Atlantic]] 2 October 1917.
	* {{HMS\|Camellia\|1915\|6}} — built by [[Bow ~~MacLachlan~~ and Company]], [[Paisley, Renfrewshire\|Paisley]], launched 25 September 1915. Sold for breaking up 15 January 1923.		* {{HMS\|Camellia\|1915\|6}} — built by [[Bow, McLachlan and Company]], [[Paisley, Renfrewshire\|Paisley]], launched 25 September 1915. Sold for breaking up 15 January 1923.
	* {{HMS\|Carnation\|1915\|6}} — built by [[Greenock & Grangemouth Dockyard Company]], [[Greenock]], launched 6 September 1915. Sold for breaking up 14 January 1922.		* {{HMS\|Carnation\|1915\|6}} — built by [[Greenock & Grangemouth Dockyard Company]], [[Greenock]], launched 6 September 1915. Sold for breaking up 14 January 1922.
	* {{HMS\|Clematis\|1915\|6}} — built by Greenock & Grangemouth, launched 29 July 1915. Sold for breaking up 5 February 1931.		* {{HMS\|Clematis\|1915\|6}} — built by Greenock & Grangemouth, launched 29 July 1915. Sold for breaking up 5 February 1931.