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Flower names for the Royal Navy's Type 9X vessels

Pennywort and Pansy feature in speculation about reviving Flower-class names for Type 9X.

Flower Class Corvettes Royal Navy Ship Naming Type 9X Uncrewed Vessel Uncrewed Systems

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Question

What names might the Royal Navy choose for the future Type 9X vessels?

Short answer

Flower-class names are suggested, with Pennywort mentioned from conversations and Pansy raised as another possibility.

Notes

Flower-class names are a possibility for Type 9X rather than an announced decision. Clarke bases the suggestion on conversations he has heard and specifically mentions Pennywort. Pansy becomes another proposed name, though he does not identify it as a confirmed choice.