 {|     |} hmas geranium (formerly hms geranium) was an  built in scotland and launched in 1915. the ship was operated by the royal navy as a minesweeper from 1915 until 1919, when she was transferred to the royal australian navy (ran) for use as a survey ship between 1919 and 1927. the ship was decommissioned in 1927 and scrapped during 1932, with the remains scuttled in 1935. ==design and construction==  geranium was one of 56 arabis class sloops built for the royal navy during world war i. the sloops-of-war were intended for minesweeping duties in european waters. geranium had a displacement of 1,250 tons. she was  in length overall, had a beam of , and a maximum draught of .bastock, australia's ships of war, p. 90 the propulsion system consisted of a four-cylinder triple expansion engine, connected to a single propeller shaft. maximum speed was , and the ship could achieve a range of  at {{
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