HMS Ivy
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Three ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Ivy named after the plant.
The first Ivy was an Acacia-class sloop sloop but renamed Marigold before her launch in 1915.
The second HMS Ivy (1917) was an Anchusa-class sloop launched in 1917 and sold in 1920.
A third Ivy was a Flower-class corvette with pennant number K204 ordered from Harland & Wolff on 8 April 1940 but cancelled on 23 January 1941.
References
Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of All Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy from the 15th Century to the Present (3rd Rev ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475.
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