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Revision as of 21:53, 1 December 2009
HMS Hollyhock (K64) was a Flower-class corvette that served in the Royal Navy.
Hollyhock was laid down at John Crown & Sons Ltd. on 27 November 1939 and launched on 19 August 1940. She was commissioned into the RN on 19 November 1940.
Hollyhock was bombed and sunk by Japanese naval aircraft on 9 April 1942 east of Ceylon in the Indian Ocean, along with the aircraft carrier HMS Hermes (95), the destroyer HMAS Vampire (D68) and two tankers.
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