flower names on a ship

[Paul_D]

quote:

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No mate, on an HMS they are ALL pansies, and the rest are just matlows.

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Says a target.......

[Alan Taylor]

will this name be ok:

I found this on the compass rose but still looking for others.

Nice one

 

If you see an Admiralty seamanship manual vol 1 and 2 (they are darkish blue) the answers are in there

 

Alan(nl)

[ayjay]

.........if there's pansies, then there's bound to be some wallflowers as well.

[corydoras]

ajp:

.........if there's pansies, then there's bound to be some wallflowers as well.  

[little onions]

[Umber]

Go here for WW 2 flower class corvettes

http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/corvettesm2p.htm

[Scapanapper]

There were usually marigolds in the galley :confused: :confused:

 

Cheers

Scapa

[JaMiMa]

Well if you include the galley you'll get plain, self raising and wholemeal probably!!!

 

Could be a nice 'Cottage' Garden with all those pansies, wall flowers, roses etc ........

 

[Umber]

In the Navy they were known as the Herbaceous

Border.

[ayjay]

....and of course most gardens have a deck these days