Spiraea

Two vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Spiraea after the shrub:

• HMS Spiraea (1917) was an Anchusa-class sloop launched in 1917 and sold in 1922.
• HMS Spiraea (K08) was a Flower-class corvette launched in 1940 and sold in 1945.

References

• Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.