HMS President (1918)

HMS President (1918)

HMS "President", formerly HMS "Saxifrage" is an "Anchusa" class corvette of the Royal Navy, completed in 1918. The vessel was built at the shipyard of Lobnitz & Company, Renfrew, Scotland as Yard Number 827 [ [http://www.clydesite.co.uk/clydebuilt/viewship.asp?id=7690 Clyde Built Ship Database] ]

She was originally named "Saxifrage" after the Saxifrage genus of plants which includes the variety London Pride, but was renamed "President" in July 1922 at the same time as she became a drill ship for the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. The current HMS "President" is a shore establishment of the Royal Naval Reserve near Tower Bridge.

"Saxifrage" was built in Renfrew, part of a small class of convoy protection ships built to look like merchant ships for use as Q-ships in World War I.

It was purchased in April 2006 by the serviced office company, MLS Group Plc.

HMS "President" is permanently berthed in the River Thames on the Victoria Embankment close to Blackfriars Millennium Pier and is listed on the National Register of Historic Vessels. It currently serves as a venue for conferences and functions and also houses the offices of a number of media companies.

HMS Wellington, a Grimsby class sloop, is moored nearby. A sister ship HMS "Chrysanthemum" was formerly moored nearby, but was scrapped in 1995.

See also

* List of corvette and sloop classes of the Royal Navy

References

* [http://nationalhistoricships.org.uk/index.cfm/event/getVessel/vref/494 "HMS President"] (National Historic Ships)
* [http://www.clydesite.co.uk/clydebuilt/viewship.asp?id=7690 Clyde-built Ship Database]

External links

* [http://www.hmspresident.com/ HMS President website]
* [http://www.mlsbusinesscentres.com/ MLS Business Centres website (current owner)]


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