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HMS Periwinkle (K55)
HMS ''Periwinkle'' was a , built for the Royal Navy during the Second World War, and was in service in the Battle of the Atlantic. In 1942 she was transferred to the United States Navy as part of the Reverse Lend-Lease arrangement and renamed USS ''Restless'', one of the s. With the end of hostilities she was returned to the Royal Navy and sold into mercantile service. Design and construction ''Periwinkle'' was built at Harland & Wolff, Belfast, as part of the 1939 War Emergency building program. She was laid down on 30 October 1939 and launched 24 February 1940. She was completed and entered service on 8 April 1940, being named for the Vinca, periwinkle family of flowers. As built, ''Periwinkle'' had the short forecastle that was a feature of the early Flowers, and which adversely effected their habitability. She also had the merchant-style enclosed wheelhouse, and the foremast stepped ahead of the bridge, of the original design. Service history Royal Navy After working up, ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vinca
''Vinca'' (; Latin: ''vincire'' "to bind, fetter") is an Old World genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, The English name periwinkle is shared with the related genus '' Catharanthus'' (and with the mollusc '' Littorina littorea''). Some ''Vinca'' species are cultivated but have also spread invasively. Additionally, some species have medicinal uses. The most widespread species is Vinca minor. Description ''Vinca'' plants are subshrubs or herbaceous, and have slender trailing stems long but not growing more than above ground; the stems frequently take root where they touch the ground, enabling the plant to spread widely. The leaves are opposite, simple broad lanceolate to ovate, long and broad; they are evergreen in four species, but deciduous in the herbaceous ''V.'' ''herbacea'', which dies back to the root system in winter.Blamey, M., & Grey-Wilson, C. (1989). ''Flora of Britain and Northern Europe''. Hodder & Stoughton.Huxley, A., ed. (1992). ''New R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
