HMS Linaria (K282)

HMS Linaria was a Flower-class corvette of the Royal Navy, which saw service during the Second World War. Originally built for the US Navy as Clash (PG-91), formerly CN-309, she was launched on 18 November 1942, by Midland Shipyards, Ltd., Midland, Ontario, Canada. Upon completion Clash was transferred to the Royal Navy on 19 June 1943, and commissioned as HMS Linaria. On 27 July 1946, she was returned to the US Navy. Never commissioned in the US Navy, Clash was sold on 15 January 1948 for commercial use and reportedly renamed Porto Offuro.

History
United States
Name:	Clash
Builder:	Midland Shipyards, Ltd., Midland, Ontario, Canada
Laid down:	as CN-309
Launched:	18 November 1942
Fate:	Transferred to the Royal Navy, 19 June 1943
United Kingdom
Name:	Linaria
Acquired:	19 June 1943
Identification:	Pennant number: K282
Fate:	Returned to US ownership, 27 July 1946
Status:	Sold, 15 January 1948, and reportedly converted to commercial service; Renamed Porto Offuro
General characteristics
Class and type:	Flower-class corvette
Displacement:	1,375 long tons (1,397 t)
Length:	205 ft (62 m)
Beam:	33 ft (10 m)
Draft:	14 ft 7 in (4.45 m)
Propulsion:	two 3-drum express boilers, 2,750ihp vertical triple expansion Port Arthur Shipbuilding Co. engine, one shaft.
Speed:	16.5 kn (19.0 mph; 30.6 km/h)
Complement:	90
Armament:	2 × 3"/50 dual purpose gun mounts 2 × 20 mm gun mounts 1 × Hedgehog 4 × depth charge guns 2 × depth charge chutes