Ships of the Royal Navy . the bridge, their displacement being raised to 1,500 tons normal at 14 feetdraught. Of the original 48, the following are still in commission :— CORNFLOWER (Barclay Curie), CROCUS (Lobnitz), CYCLAMEN (Lobnitz), GERANIUM (Greenockand Grangemouth), GODETIA (Connell), LOBELIA (Simons), MARGUERITE (Dunlop, Bremmer), __ SNAPDRAGON (Ropner), VALERIAN (Rennoldson), VERBENA (Blythe), WALLFLOWER (Irvine),WISTERIA (Irvme). Dimensions.—267J x 33^ x 11| (maximum) = 1,250 tons displacement. Armament.—All carry two 4 inch and four 3 pounders, excepting :— Lobelia (two 4-inch) Godet


Ships of the Royal Navy . the bridge, their displacement being raised to 1,500 tons normal at 14 feetdraught. Of the original 48, the following are still in commission :— CORNFLOWER (Barclay Curie), CROCUS (Lobnitz), CYCLAMEN (Lobnitz), GERANIUM (Greenockand Grangemouth), GODETIA (Connell), LOBELIA (Simons), MARGUERITE (Dunlop, Bremmer), __ SNAPDRAGON (Ropner), VALERIAN (Rennoldson), VERBENA (Blythe), WALLFLOWER (Irvine),WISTERIA (Irvme). Dimensions.—267J x 33^ x 11| (maximum) = 1,250 tons displacement. Armament.—All carry two 4 inch and four 3 pounders, excepting :— Lobelia (two 4-inch) Godetia (one 4-inch ; one I2-pounder). Geranium and Marguerite (one ; two 3-pound-ers). Snapdragon (at present unarmed). Macliinery.—As in Azalea type, but of 2,000 = knots. Appearance.— Snapdragon fitted as fleet photographic ship with a cinema cabin over quarterdeck, and no after mast. GERANIUM and MARGUERITE.—Presented to Royal Australian Navy, —Presented to Newfoundland. 156. 1^ /tiSWHi^-


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