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HMS Buttercup's Flower-class identity

HMS Buttercup is identified as a Flower-class corvette whose career later connected Belgian and Norwegian naval service.

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Question

Was HMS Buttercup a Flower-class corvette?

Short answer

Yes. She was a Flower-class corvette and later served with Belgian and Norwegian navies.

Notes

The name is not merely hypothetical: HMS Buttercup was a Flower-class corvette. The ship later served with Belgian and Norwegian navies, a reminder that individual corvettes could pass between services. The exchange is an identification rather than a full chronology, so its useful takeaway is the class and multi-navy service.