HMS Lotus explained

Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Lotus, after the Lotus flower:

• , a launched in 1942. She was lent to the Free French Navy between 1942 and 1947, and renamed . She was sold for scrapping in 1947 and broken up in 1951.
• , a Flower-class corvette, previously named HMS Phlox, but renamed after the previous HMS Lotus was transferred. She was launched in 1942 and sold in 1947.