HMAS GERANIUM – 1920’S – HMAS Geranium (formerly HMS Geranium) was an Arabis-class sloop built in Scotland and launched in 1915

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HMAS GERANIUM – 1920'S – HMAS Geranium (formerly HMS Geranium) was an Arabis-class sloop built in Scotland and launched in 1915. The ship was operated by the Royal Navy as a minesweeper from 1915 until 1919, when she was transferred to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) for use as a survey ship between 1919 and 1927. The ship was decommissioned in 1927 and scrapped during 1932, with the remains scuttled in 1935.