HMS Ivy

Three ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Ivy named after the plant.

• The first Ivy was a sloop launched in 1915 but renamed Marigold before her launch.
• The second Ivy 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 before completion 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 (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475. 
• U-boat net