HMS Carnation explained

Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Carnation.

• was a launched in 1807, but captured by the French in 1808, and burnt by the British in 1809.
• was another Cruizer-class brig-sloop, launched in 1813, and sunk as a target in 1867.
• was a sloop, launched in 1915, and sold for breaking up in 1922.
• was a, launched in 1940, which served in the Royal Netherlands Navy as Friso from 1943 to 1945, and later as a merchant ship.