HMS Pentstemon

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name '''''Pentstemon''''' (or '''''Penstemon''''') after the flower:

*{{HMS|Pentstemon|1916}}, an {{sclass|Arabis|sloop|0}} sloop launched in 1916 she was sold in 1920 into mercantile service as ''Lila''. Subsequently, became the Chinese gunboat "Hai Chow" and sunk in 1937. *{{HMS|Pentstemon|K61}}, a {{sclass2|Flower|corvette|1}} launched in 1941 and sold in 1946 into mercantile service as ''Galaxidi''.

==References== * {{Colledge: Ships RN|year=2006}}

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