The Andenes was a British-built Norwegiancorvette of 925 tons displacement launched in 1941 as HMS Acanthus. The Andenes had a top speed of 16 knots and carried a complement of 85. She was armed with one 4 inch anti-aircraft gun; one pompom; one machine-gun and a depth charge thrower. Research Andenes
In architecture an acanthus is an ornament resembling the foliage or leaves of the acanthus plant. They were used in the capitals of the Corinthian and Composite orders.
Legend describes that the architect Callimachos lost his daughter, and set a basket of flowers upon her grave with a tile to stop it from blowing away in the wind. Upon a subsequent visit to the grave he noticed an acanthus had sprung up around the basket, and pleased by the appearance he introduced the design into his architecture. Research Acanthus
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